[quote][quote]Jihad (English pronunciation: /dʒɪˈhɑːd/; Arabic: جهاد‎ jihād [dʒiˈhæːd]) is an Islamic term referring to the religious duty of Muslims to maintain the religion. In Arabic, the word jihād is a noun meaning "to strive, to apply oneself, to struggle, to persevere".[/quote] No where does it dictate that Jihad means you have to kill anyone who disagrees. Only crazy extremists do so.[/quote] It plays into the hands of extremists with terms like "religious duty" and an unclear definition of "maintain the religion". Religious duty is like a call to service and can be interpreted as a duty like that of a soldier/defender/fighter. To someone, maintaining the religion could mean teaching their religion to others, to someone else it can easily be interpreted or taught as wiping out anyone that is not of their religion. It is the ease of which certain aggressive interpretations and teachings can be applied to terms like Jihad that makes certain teachings in Islam outdated and unsafe. Islam seems to refuse to adapt to modern times like every other major religion out there and that's what makes it unsafe. It is dangerously open to infiltrators and extremists like ISIS to be able to deviate the teachings in their favour. Just look at how sharply and aggressively the majority of the Muslim community reacts to things like caricatures of the prophet Muhammad and Allah. That is a medieval reaction prompted by a religion stuck in the dark ages. No other major religious communities react in such threatening and aggressive tones in the 21st century. They voice their disapproval, they protest, they do not start calling for the beheading of the caricature artist. It is time Islamic communities own up to the fact that extremist groups like Al Qaeda, Boko Haram and ISIS are created and gather support way too easily within the Muslim community.