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jihad

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ji·had also je·had  (j-häd)
n.
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
Noun
Islamic holy war against unbelievers
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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


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Qur'an 2:256 is not an early Meccan verse but is itself from the later Medinan period, and the Qur'an does not equate jihad with holy war.
Pope Benedict XVI and Islam by Esposito, John L. / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
Cathy Young should inform herself better about the views of the people she criticizes ("The Jihad Against Muslims," June).
The Jihad against Muslims by Mirvish, Anthony / Reason
And that starts with the coal-stoking clerics looking for a jihad du jour.
PONTIFF NOT TO BLAME IN THIS FLAP by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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