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Originally Posted by bigben2k
A bit off to the side... I found out that the word "Jihad" actually means "to do one's best" and has nothing to do with war.
We actually had a guy at work here, who's name is Jihad.
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Hmmm. Looks like its a word that has multiple meanings (as many words do).
The second most common meaning, other than the common war against infidels which I think is lame, is "striving in the way of God", and I would say that is the best definition of it, but then I am no linguist.
Of course fundamentalists take something that is a good concept but has an open defination and give it a spin to further their cause, and soon everyone belives that.