Misconception in Islam. To strive and to struggle, Jihad

I seek refuge from the cast off the satan, the cursed. In the name of Allah, The compassionate, The merciful. Peace be upon you.

One of the many words that has always been misused and misunderstood. They always talk about Jihad, Jihad and Jihad. War. Shedding blood and killing the innocent to spread Islam and fight the truth. They forget, that in the Quran, there are verses which Allah clearly states that what they are doing are totally wrong. Example in 5:32 and 2:256. So, Lord Almighty tells us of a way to win the hearts of the unbelievers and its stated in Surah Nahl, verse 125. My favourite verse.

"Invite (all) to the way of the Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious, for thy Lord knoweth best, who have strayed from His Path and who receive guidance".
An-Nahl:125

However, I am assuming they are using the verse 2:216 to fuel their ideology.

"Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not".

Al-Baqarah:216

Yusuf Ali said in his commentary, that nothing is more greater than to offer your life to fight for the truth. On the other hand, if you are a mere brawler, vainglorious bully or fighting for the wrong reasons, you deserve the highest censure.

Sometimes i wonder what is in their minds. The minds of the Muslim Extremist. I mean, come on, get a life. Why kill yourself to kill others or kill others to win. I personally find preaching, like how Deedat, Zakir and many more out there more interesting. Like these speakers had said, the sword of intellect is what we should use and not the sword of hercules. 100% agreed. Win their hearts and not life.

Up till today, i still do not agree with the idea of violence against the innocent and of course will disagree with the principles of extremist till time ends.. Its a principle. Taught by the Quran.

Nonetheless, of course the media reflects badly on Islam. They are over exaggerating but what is it that we can do to improve the image? We don't control the media. Thus, the first thing to do is stop this rubbish violence. And of course, this random thought came. Qouting out of context or banning someone for that is simply showing our lack of understanding of the English language.

All praise and gratitude is due to Allah, the Lord and Sustainer of the Worlds.

Peace be upon you.