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You are right, but the weakness does not come from the millions of Muslims in the world. They do not mind being radical, they have no fear to speak out and to protest and to jihad.
Abu Bakar Bashir

Meaning of "jihad" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JIHAD

From Arabic jihād a conflict.
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PRONUNCIATION OF JIHAD

jihad  [dʒɪˈhæd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JIHAD

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Jihad is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JIHAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Jihad

Jihad, an Islamic term, is a religious duty of Muslims. In Arabic, the word jihād translates as a noun meaning "struggle". The word jihad appears in 23 Quranic verses.[1] Within the context of the classical Islam, particularly the Shiahs beliefs, it refers to struggle against those who do not believe in the Abrahamic God.[2] However, the word has even wider implications. Jihad means "to struggle in the way of Allah". Jihad appears 41 times in the Quran and frequently in the idiomatic expression "striving in the way of God ".[3][4][5] A person engaged in jihad is called a mujahid; the plural is mujahideen. Jihad is an important religious duty for Muslims. A minority among the Sunni scholars sometimes refer to this duty as the sixth pillar of Islam, though it occupies no such official status.[6] In Twelver Shi'a Islam, however, Jihad is one of the 10 Practices of the Religion. Ahmadi Muslims consider only defensive jihad to be permissible while rejecting offensive jihad. There are two commonly accepted meanings of jihad: an inner spiritual struggle and an outer physical struggle.

Definition of jihad in the English dictionary

The first definition of jihad in the dictionary is a holy war against infidels undertaken by Muslims in defence of the Islamic faith. Other definition of jihad is the personal struggle of the individual believer against evil and persecution. Jihad is also a crusade in support of a cause.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JIHAD


Almohad
ˈælməˌhæd
Galahad
ˈɡæləˌhæd
had
hæd
jehad
dʒɪˈhæd
Mashhad
mæʃˈhæd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JIHAD

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jihadi
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jilbab
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Jilin
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WORDS THAT END LIKE JIHAD

allis shad
chad
Ershad
Lake Chad
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Parishad
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Sir Galahad
Tchad
twaite shad
Upanishad
zila parishad

Synonyms and antonyms of jihad in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «jihad» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JIHAD

Find out the translation of jihad to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jihad from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jihad» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

圣战
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jihad
570 millions of speakers

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jihad
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जिहाद
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الجهاد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

джихад
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jihad
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুসলমানদের ধম্র্মযুদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jihad
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jihad
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jihad
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジハード
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지하드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jihad
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiến tranh Hồi giáo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜிகாத்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जिहाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cihat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

jihad
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dżihad
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

джихад
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jihad
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

τζιχάντ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jihad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jihad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jihad
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jihad

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JIHAD»

The term «jihad» is very widely used and occupies the 21.917 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JIHAD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «jihad» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «jihad» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jihad

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10 QUOTES WITH «JIHAD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word jihad.
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Mustafa Akyol
What made al Qaeda retrieve the doctrine of militant jihad, and Breivik the ideas of crusade and reconquest, is a sense of siege. So, we should help both Westerners and Muslims get rid of that sense by easing their political tensions and by fostering dialogue between them.
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Rashid al-Ghannushi
No one in al-Nahda believes that jihad is a way to impose Islam on the world. But we believe that jihad is self-control, is social and political struggle, and even military jihad is only a way to defend oneself in the case of aggression.
3
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Young people, some of whom are not born into the faith, are being fired up by preachers using basic Islamic scripture and mobilized to wage jihad by radical imams who represent themselves as legitimate Muslim clergymen.
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Reza Aslan
Nobody, absolutely nobody, straps a bomb on their body because they were recruited from the Internet. It takes an enormous amount of personal face-to-face contact and time in order to recruit a young person into the cause of jihad.
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Abu Bakar Bashir
You are right, but the weakness does not come from the millions of Muslims in the world. They do not mind being radical, they have no fear to speak out and to protest and to jihad.
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John O. Brennan
Jihad is holy struggle, a legitimate tenet of Islam, meaning to purify oneself or one's community.
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Tom Brokaw
What I think is highly inappropriate is what's going on across the Internet, a kind of political jihad against Dan Rather and CBS News that's quite outrageous.
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Richard Engel
For many foreign fighters, the jihad in Iraq and Syria is a commuter war.
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Farnaz Fassihi
Almost immediately, I remember right when Tikrit even fell, a few days after Baghdad fell, there was talks of insurgency, there was talks of jihad and of resisting the American occupiers, and slowly this turned into an organized movement.
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Patty Hearst
And you probably remember all of those papers and documents that they had published in the newspapers. And, you know, when you look at that, it really was their own little jihad that they had going. It just wasn't taken very seriously then.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JIHAD»

Discover the use of jihad in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jihad and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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American Jihad: The Terrorists Living Among Us
Leading the second wave of post 9/11 terrorist books, American Jihad reveals that America is rampant with Islamic terrorist networks and sleeper cells and Emerson, the expert on them, explains just how close they are to each of us.
Steven Emerson, 2003
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The Last Jihad
Jon Bennett is a top Wall Street strategist turned senior White House advisor.
Joel C. Rosenberg, 2010
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Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam
Kepel has traveled throughout the Muslim world gathering documents, interviews, and archival materials, in order to give readers a comprehensive understanding of the scope of Islamist movements, their past, and their present. 7 maps.
Gilles Kepel, 2006
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Understanding Jihad
" Nor does it simply refer to the inner spiritual struggle. This book, judiciously balanced, accessibly written, and highly relevant to today's events, unravels the tangled historical, intellectual, and political meanings of jihad.
David Cook, 2005
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Jihad: Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorism
Describes the history and current situation of fundamentalist Islamic movements that are associated with terrorism, including groups in Egypt, Lebanon, and Algeria, as well as the international network known as Al-Qaeda.
Samuel M. Katz, 2004
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My Jihad: The True Story of an American Mujahid's Amazing ...
My Jihad Is A Personal Story About The Biggest Threat To World Peace And Stability In Our Generation, As Told By An Insider On Both Sides Of The Conflict. (Published In Collaboration With The Globalpequot Press, U Sa)
Aukai Collins, 2006
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Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia
Examines the rise of militant Islamic groups in five former Soviet republics in Central Asia, discussing the poverty, political corruption, and religious repression that have fueled their growth.
Ahmed Rashid, 2003
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Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America ...
This is the story of her search for identity, between two cultures cleaved apart by a violent history. It is also the story of Iran, a restive land lost in the twilight of its revolution.
Azadeh Moaveni, 2007
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Rock & Roll Jihad: A Muslim Rock Star's Revolution
"The story you are about to read is the story of a light-bringer....Salman Ahmad inspires me to reach always for the greatest heights and never to fear....Know that his story is a part of our history.
Salman Ahmad, 2010
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Leaderless Jihad: Terror Networks in the Twenty-First Century
The book concludes with Sageman's recommendations for the application of his research to counterterrorism law enforcement efforts.
Marc Sageman, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JIHAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jihad is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jihad on U.S. troops not a "circumstance" | TribLIVE
Muslim convert Muhammad Hussain, 21, bragged on Facebook about his devotion to violent jihad. He “dialed a cellphone that he believed ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
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Chattanooga Murders Are Explained As Jihad | VDARE - premier …
Meanwhile, jihad murder is an activity that happens every day, and is in fact occurring at a more strenuous level because of the month-long ... «VDARE.com, Jul 15»
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Spotlight on Global Jihad (July 9-15, 2015) ISIS Updates - Right …
Global Jihad Update. The main event of the week was an IED explosion near the Italian Consulate in Cairo. One man was killed and ten ... «Right Side News, Jul 15»
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Jihad path will lead you to rape and death - Daily Express
PRIME Minister David Cameron will tomorrow issue a stark summer holiday warning to youngsters tempted to join Islamic State, telling them: ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Returning from terrorism: A college student's road to jihad and back …
“After watching them, we thought we should do hijra and jihad. We thought it was a good thing to fight for our religion and people. Even if we die ... «CCTV-America, Jul 15»
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Chattanooga Shooter's Alleged Blog Posts About Islam and 'Jihad
Chattanooga gunman Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez kept a “short-lived” blog that included only two posts that were written on July 13, ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
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Marine killer inspired by global jihad - National Conservative …
At the forefront of the push toward jihad is ISIS, perhaps the most barbaric terrorist group in the world. Almost immediately after the initial phase ... «Examiner.com, Jul 15»
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Chattanooga shooter: Prophet's friends 'fought Jihad for the sake of …
A man who killed four Marines Thursday in shootings at a pair of military facilities in Chattanooga, Tenn., started a blog about Islam just days ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Ramadan in Chattanooga: Four Marines Dead in Jihad Attack
After the jihad attack on our free speech event in Garland, Texas in May, military bases across the United States were placed on higher alert for ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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Jesus and Jihad: Reclaiming the Prophetic Heart of Christianity and …
But what if all our stereotypical images of jihad are wrong, and when rightly understood, jihad turns out to be the perfect lens through which to ... «Religion News Service, Jul 15»

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