JIHAD

jihad, jehad

(noun) a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

jihad (countable and uncountable, plural jihads)

(Islam) A holy war undertaken by Muslims.

(historical) The Muslim response to the Crusade in the 12th century.

An aggressive campaign for an idea.

(Islam, theology) A personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement and/or against evil.

Verb

jihad (third-person singular simple present jihads, present participle jihading, simple past and past participle jihaded)

To participate in a jihad.

Anagrams

• Djahi, hadji

Source: Wiktionary

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Ji*had", Je*had", n. [Ar. jihad.] (Moham.)

Definition: A religious war against infidels or Mohammedan heretics; also, any bitter war or crusade for a principle or belief.

[Their] courage in war . . . had not, like that of the Mohammedan dervishes of the Sudan, or of Mohammedans anywhere engaged in a jehad, a religious motive and the promise of future bliss behind it. James Bryce.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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