Know about 'Love Jihad' and the concept of 'Jihad'

New Delhi: ‘Jihad' is an Islamic term. The literal meaning of this word, in Arabic, is struggle but oftenly it is translated as ‘holy war'. A person who follows the principles of ‘Jihad' is commonly referred as ‘Mujahid'.It is very important to understand the concept of ‘Jihad' as it has been hijacked by many political and religious groups over the ages in a bid to justify various forms of violence. The word, as described by the Quran and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, has many meanings. It refers to the both internal and external efforts/struggle to be a good Muslims or believer but several Islamic splinter groups use ‘Jihad' to fight against the established Islamic order.Scholars say promulgating ‘Jihad' as a ‘violent concept' contradicts Islam because it has nothing to do with any kind of war against other religions.‘Love Jihad'Now, let's talks about ‘Love Jihad' -- a ‘controversial' phenomenon of marrying non-Muslim communities for conversion to Islam by feigning love. The word has raised communal passions across the country in recent past.‘Love Jihad', also called ‘Romeo Jihad', was alleged to be brought into limelight after few cases reported from Kerala and Karnataka.The activity includes enticing gullible girls in the name of love and then forcibly converting them into to Islam for subsequent use in anti-national activities. The purpose of the activity is to force girls to produce children for Islam.The recent case of Tara Sahdev, a national level shooter from Ranchi, has added fuel to the hot topic with political outfits indulging in a ‘blame game'.It 2009, a case was reported from Kerala where two girls, one Hindu and one Christian, were forced to convert into Islam by two Muslim youths.Cases of ‘Love Jihad' also emerged from Pakistan and the United Kingdom.However, Muslims label ‘Love Jihad' a propaganda to sully the image of Islam.‘Sex Jihad'‘Sex Jihad' or ‘Sexual Jihad' (in Arabic: Jihad Al-Nikah) is concept that refers to Islamic women offering themselves in sexual comfort roles to fighters for the establishment of Islamic rule.