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Jihad   /dʒˈihæd/  /dʒˈihɑd/   Listen
Jihad

noun
1.
A holy war waged by Muslims against infidels.  Synonyms: international jihad, jehad.
2.
A holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal.  Synonym: jehad.



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"Jihad" Quotes from Famous Books



... gratefully enjoyed its warm-hearted hospitality. At the beginning of November war broke out between Great Britain and Turkey, and the loyalty of the Sudanese was put to the test. The Germans built upon the probability of a Jihad or Holy War, and never dreamed that the handful of young Englishmen who administered the country under the Sirdar's guidance could have won its loyalty against all comers. When the Sirdar announced in English and Arabic the news of the Porte's entry into the War one shining ...
— With Manchesters in the East • Gerald B. Hurst

... wonder if any living man has heard a greater variety than I? What a lot of them! I have heard them calling a jehad in the Sudan. Tumpi-tum-tump! tumpitum-tump! Makes a white man's hair stand up when he hears it in the night. I don't know what it is, but the sound drives the Oriental mad. And that reminds me—I've had them in mind all day—the ...
— The Drums Of Jeopardy • Harold MacGrath

... [FN47] Arab. "Jihad," lit. fighting against something; Koranically, fighting against infidels non- believers in Al-lslam (chaps. Ix. 1). But the "Mujahidun" who wage such war are forbidden to act aggressively (ii. 186). Here it is a war to save ...
— The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 3 • Richard F. Burton

... their messengers to me time after time to urge me to ally myself with them, but it shall never be recorded that Samory besought the assistance of infidels to extend his kingdom. We fight beneath the green banner of Al-Islam, and will continue to do so until we die. Ere long, the day of the Jehad will dawn; then the forces of Al-Islam will unite to sweep from the face of the earth those white parasites who seek the overthrow of the Faithful. Allah is merciful, and his servant is patient," added ...
— The Great White Queen - A Tale of Treasure and Treason • William Le Queux

... its leader — a person named Osama bin Laden — are linked to many other organizations in different countries, including the Egyptian Islamic Jihad and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. There are thousands of these terrorists in more than 60 countries. They are recruited from their own nations and neighborhoods and brought to camps in places like Afghanistan, where they are ...
— Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present • Various



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