The term "jihad" is used extensively, (often without precision), by Western politicians in the media. In Arabic, the word is conceptualized as " fight " or "fight"; In the Islamic region, it could mean the internal struggle developed in a person against basic instincts (such as anger), applying effort to fabricate a good Muslim society or a war for faith against believers.
The word "jihad" has also been used by Western scholars since the 1990s, whose frequency increased since the terrorist attack against the United States, on November 9, 2001, this in order to distinguish or classify as non-violent or violent to Sunni Muslims. This is because Muslims have a strong conviction to reorganize the government and society in accordance with Islamic law, called "sharai".
It is important to emphasize that the jihadists have an ideology in which it is stated that a violent struggle is necessary, in order to eliminate the obstacles found for the restoration of God's law on Earth and the defense of the Muslim community (known as like the ummah) against the unfaithful to the religion, as well as the apostates (people who abandoned religion).
If the umma (Muslim community) is threatened by an aggressor, the jihadists maintain that jihad is not only a collective obligation of the whole society, but also a personal duty, which must be fulfilled by all Muslims in good condition as well. as well as prayers, rituals, and fasting during Ramadan are included within the obligations. The term "jihad" is not used by many Muslims, because they consider it a wrong association, which has a wrong concept between noble religious behavior and illegitimate violence.
Instead of jihadists, they use the term “ pervert or sinner ” against all those Muslims involved in violent acts, claiming that they have deviated or tainted religious teachings. Although all jihadists share the same basic goals, which are the expansion of Islam and avoiding the danger that can affect its people, their priorities may vary.
