Jihad (pronounced /dʒɪˈhɑːd/; Arabic: جهاد ǧihād [dʒiˈhæːd]), an Islamic term, is a religious duty of Muslims. In Arabic, the word jihād translates is a noun meaning "struggle.". Jihad appears 41 times in the Qur'an and frequently in the idiomatic expression "striving in the way of Allah...