GLOSSARY: TERMS AND DEFINITIONS


TERMS AND DEFINITIONS USED IN THIS COURSE

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Jen

"Human-heartedness," one of the primary Confucian virtues, evidenced by proper attitudes and actions toward others.

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Jihad

Sometimes counted as the sixth pillar of Islam, the general spiritual struggle to be a devout Muslim; in a more narrow context, refers to armed struggle for the sake of Islam, which the Qur'an supports only if it is carried out in self-defence.

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