JIHAD


Meaning of JIHAD in English

noun

also je·had jə̇ˈhäd, -had

( -s )

Usage: sometimes capitalized

Etymology: Arabic jihād

: a holy war waged on behalf of Islam as a religious duty ; broadly : a bitter strife or crusade undertaken in the spirit of a holy war

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