Q47: What is Jihad (striving) in the cause of Allah?

Answer: It means exerting one’s utmost effort in spreading Islam and defending it and its people, or fighting the enemies of Islam and Muslims.

Allah Almighty says: {And strive in the cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives. That is best for you, if only you knew.} [Surat at-Tawbah: 41]