But there have always been, in Islam, a small group, a minority, who believe that jihad is not only an internal struggle but also an external struggle against forces that would threaten the faith, or the faithul.
Men det har alltid funnits en liten grupp inom islam, en minoritet, som tror att jihad inte bara är en inre kamp, men även en yttre kamp mot krafter som kan hota tron, eller de troende.