Re: Holy Wars
Jihad is the overall struggle, where as Qital refers to killing. Jihad is not restricted to Qital. You can have Jihad in other ways. In initial days of Islam, we find some traditions that Prophet discouraged those persons from Jihad who had other responsibilities (e.g. having old parents without anyone to take care of them) and looking after their aged parents was considered as Jihad for those persons.