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Definition of jehad in English Turkish dictionary
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Definition of jehad in English English dictionary
- a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal
- a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels
- Variant of jihad
- A religious war against infidels or Mohammedan heretics; also, any bitter war or crusade for a principle or belief
- {i} struggle, campaign against something; holy war undertaken by Muslims against those that do not believe in Islam (usually spelled "jihad")
- jihad
- A holy war undertaken by Muslims
The men, all devout Muslims, now face ... life imprisonment for entering into an agreement to wage violent jihad on Australian soil.
- jihad
- An aggressive campaign for an idea
- jihad
- {i} struggle, campaign against something; holy war undertaken by Muslims against those that do not believe in Islam
- jihad
- a personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement and against evil
- jihad
- Arabic for the struggle in the path of Allah Its primary meaning is the inward discipline in pursuit of well-being and prosperity; only secondarily does it have the meaning of a struggle for or defense of Islam Some Moslems consider the call to jihad to be a sixth pillar, but it does not officially have that status
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- The struggle to establish the law of God on earth, often interpreted to mean holy war
- jihad
- the obligation which is incumbent on Muslims to engage in "struggle" or "exertion" in behalf of Islam, to bring the entire world into the "Household of Islam "
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- Arabic term meaning holy war It is regarded by Muslims as a meritorious work that ensures entry into Paradise The word is derived from jahada which means to strive for something
- jihad
- Muslim religious war
- jihad
- a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels
- jihad
- Struggle or fight or effort
- jihad
- M struggle, "holy war", spreading of the message of Islam
- jihad
- Centuries-old Arabic term translated literally as "holy war" or "struggle " In recent years, Muslim fighters, especially in the Arab-Israeli conflict, have used the term almost solely to mean "holy war," often waged through terrorist attacks on civilians
- jihad
- Striving in the cause of Allah
- jihad
- 'Struggle'; the ideal of spreading Islamic belief and practice 'Struggle'; the ideal of spreading Islamic belief and practice
- jihad
- To strive This can be any kind of striving in the way of Allah
- jihad
- A religious war against infidels or Mohammedan heretics; also, any bitter war or crusade for a principle or belief
- jihad
- Holy war, participation and resultant death in which assures a faithful Muslim the reward of Paradise
- jihad
- Muslim holy war
- jihad
- Arabic for "Holy war", that is, a war based on the clash of ideologies
- jihad
- Defined as a "just war" in the holy Koran
- jihad
- holy war (can only be justified if Islam is under threat)
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- This term has never been translated by Muslims to mean holy war Instead, it means to struggle or exert oneself to his or her utmost potential In Islam, there are two levels of jihad The greater jihad most often refers to the inner struggle against evil within oneself with the goal of self-improvement for the betterment of one's community and the world as a whole The lesser jihad refers to the struggle on the battlefield in self-defense if Muslims have been attacked and their right to practice their faith has been aggressively taken away " Fight in the cause of God against those who fight you, but do not transgress limits God does not love the transgressors" (Qur'an 2: 190) This is an unequivocal statement that only self-defense makes war permissible for Muslims and the goals of war cannot be worldly gain
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- A holy war undertaken by Muslims for the purpose of ending oppression
- jihad
- a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal
- jihad
- Literally "holy war," the duty of a Muslim to defend and promote the faith This term applies to more than simple martial matters
- jihad
- a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels
- jihad
- To strive, struggle and exert effort, in Arabic In the Quran, jihad is connected with the imperative to command good and forbid evil, especially with reference to the struggle of believers against persecution and idolatry
- jihad
- Literally, striving (for the sake of Allah); fighting (so-called Holy War) for the sake of establishing truth and justice in an unbalanced situation From the verb jahada: to endeavor, strive, do one's utmost, expend energy Mujahid is a warrior, fighter
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- literally, "striving" or "struggle," although it is often used in the theopolitical context of a "holy war " It must be either defensive or to right a wrongdoing Its truer meaning is subjective and psychological, not objective and political; thus it is said that the "lesser jihad" is the external war with an agressor, while the "greater jihad" is the internal war with oneself, i e , to be a better Muslim
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- A jihad is a holy war which Islam allows Muslims to fight against those who reject its teachings. a holy war fought by Muslims. In Islam, the central doctrine that calls on believers to combat the enemies of their religion. According to the Qurn and the Hadth, jihad is a duty that may be fulfilled in four ways: by the heart, the tongue, the hand, or the sword. The first way (known in Sufism as the "greater jihad") involves struggling against evil desires. The ways of the tongue and hand call for verbal defense and right actions. The jihad of the sword involves waging war against enemies of Islam. Believers contend that those who die in combat become martyrs and are guaranteed a place in paradise. In the 20th and 21st centuries the concept of jihad has sometimes been used as an ideological weapon in the effort to combat Western influences and secular governments and to establish an ideal Islamic society