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− reality a holy campaign with the help of the Qur’an to bring about a − spiritual revolution in the world. AjÎJ· AeBÈU ÉI Ç fÇBU Ë , ‘ í æê ä í ä ê × ê æ å æ ê ä ä wa jahid hum bihi jihadan kabira − − − − − And strive against them with it ( ) a great striving (25:53) The Qur’an − The word is derived from the verb which means Jihad Jahada − exerting oneself or striving. In the early period of Islam, in legal Jihad − − terms was defined as 'fighting the unbelievers'. Some scholars considered this to be the 'smaller. The 'greater was said to be the struggle Jihad' Jihad' − − against the inner-self, against one's evil inclinations. Other distinctions were also made in the same vein, which may be summarized as follows: The ' of the heart' refers to the struggle against one's evil Jihad − desires, whilst ' of the tongue' is the forbidding of evil and the Jihad − ordering of good. There is also ' of the hand', which entails carrying Jihad − out and ordering disciplinary measures in order to prevent sinful actions, and finally ' of the sword' which relates to fighting the unbelievers for Jihad − the sake of the faith. . . . . . . As with older literature, recent writings on devote Jihad Jihad − − more space to the 'smaller , while making mention of the fact that the Jihad' − term ' has a greater connotation than that of fighting. In recent Jihad' Jihad − − literature, the subject of 'greater is said to be the struggle against the Jihad' − lower self ( ). This incorporates any kind of struggle against Jihad al-shaitan − − one's weaknesses in the face of all evil temptations and also the struggle to improve one's inner-self. The term 'greater is said to have originated Jihad' − from a tradition of the Holy Prophet. Upon returning from a battle he is sa reported to have said: 289