Lesser jihad

ji·had also je·had (j

-häd

)

1. Islam An individual's striving for spiritual self-perfection.

2. Islam A Muslim holy war or spiritual struggle against infidels.

3. A crusade or struggle: "The war against smoking is turning into a jihad against people who smoke" (Fortune).

[Arabic jihd, from jahada, to strive; see ghd in Semitic roots.]

jihad, jehad [dʒɪˈhæd]

1. (Non-Christian Religions / Islam) Islam a holy war against infidels undertaken by Muslims in defence of the Islamic faith

2. (Non-Christian Religions / Islam) Islam the personal struggle of the individual believer against evil and persecution

3. Rare a crusade in support of a cause

[from Arabic jihād a conflict]

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Noun	1.	jihad - a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels international jihad, jehad war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"
	2.	jihad - a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal jehad nisus, pains, striving, strain - an effortful attempt to attain a goal

Translations

jihad [dʒɪˈhæd] N (Rel) → jihad f (guerra santa musulmana)

jihad [dʒiˈhæd] n → djihad m, jihad m

jihad

n (Rel) → Dschihad m, → Heiliger Krieg

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al-Jihad Arab Republic of Egypt Egypt Egyptian Islamic Jihad Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami Hezbollah Hizballah Hizbollah Hizbullah HUJI international jihad Islamic Jihad jehad Lebanese Hizballah mujahidin Organization of the Oppressed on Earth Palestine Islamic Jihad	The lesser jihad is the duty of all Muslims to protect one's religion and people, and if needs be take up arms to do so. On the street: Shaista Aziz examines what's inciting young Western ... by Aziz, Shaista / New Internationalist The lesser jihad (jihad al-asghar) is the physical (external) struggle, a shared communal obligation for some Muslims (fard kifaya), on behalf of all, to defend the ummah from aggression. Distortion of Islam by Muslim extremists by Knapp, Michael G. / Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin Electoral politics as forms of (greater jihad) - have given way in Algeria to lesser jihad where the state and the outlawed (Islamists engage one another violently. Al-la nidam: an Arab view of the new world (dis)order by Sadiki, Larbi / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)	Lespedeza sericea Lespedeza stipulacea Lespedeza striata Lesquerella less less-traveled lessee lessen lessened Lessener lessening Lesseps lesser lesser anteater Lesser Antilles lesser ape lesser bullrush lesser burdock lesser butterfly orchid lesser calamint lesser celandine lesser centaury lesser duckweed lesser galangal lesser hemlock Lesser jihad lesser knapweed lesser kudu lesser omentum lesser panda lesser peritoneal cavity lesser prairie chicken lesser rhomboid muscle lesser rorqual lesser scaup lesser scaup duck Lesser Slave Lake lesser spearwort Lesser Sunda Islands lesser twayblade lesser whitethroat lesser wintergreen lesser yellow trefoil lesser yellowlegs lesser-known Lesses Lessing lesson lessor lest Lester	Lesser developed countries Lesser developed countries Lesser developed country Lesser developed country Lesser Developing Country Lesser Developing Country Lesser devil ray Lesser Dog Lesser Dog-faced Fruit Bat lesser duckweed lesser ebb Lesser Egyptian Jerboa Lesser Egyptian Jerboa Lesser Faydark Lesser Feasts and Fasts lesser flood lesser galangal Lesser General Public License Lesser Goldfinch Lesser Grain Borer lesser group lesser hemlock lesser hemlock lesser hemlock Lesser Himalayas Lesser Horde Lesser included charge Lesser included offense Lesser included offense Lesser included offenses Lesser jihad Lesser Kestrel Lesser Khingan lesser knapweed lesser knapweed lesser knapweed lesser knapweeds lesser knapweeds lesser knapweeds lesser kudu Lesser Limited Principle of Omniscience Lesser Lion lesser liver fluke lesser liver fluke lesser liver fluke lesser liver fluke1 Lesser Long-nosed Bat lesser loosestrife lesser loosestrife lesser loosestrife Lesser Magellanic Cloud Lesser Magellanic Cloud lesser mealworm lesser mealworm lesser mealworm Lesser Mouse Deer Lesser multangular Lesser multangular Lesser multangular bone Lesser multangular bone Lesser New Zealand Flax

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al-Jihad
Arab Republic of Egypt
Egypt
Egyptian Islamic Jihad
Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Filastini
Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami
Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami
Hezbollah
Hizballah
Hizbollah
Hizbullah
HUJI
international jihad
Islamic Jihad
jehad
Lebanese Hizballah
mujahidin
Organization of the Oppressed on Earth
Palestine Islamic Jihad

The lesser jihad is the duty of all Muslims to protect one's religion and people, and if needs be take up arms to do so.

On the street: Shaista Aziz examines what's inciting young Western ... by Aziz, Shaista / New Internationalist

The lesser jihad (jihad al-asghar) is the physical (external) struggle, a shared communal obligation for some Muslims (fard kifaya), on behalf of all, to defend the ummah from aggression.

Distortion of Islam by Muslim extremists by Knapp, Michael G. / Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin

Electoral politics as forms of (greater jihad) - have given way in Algeria to lesser jihad where the state and the outlawed (Islamists engage one another violently.

Al-la nidam: an Arab view of the new world (dis)order by Sadiki, Larbi / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)

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