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noun 
  1. (Theology) a personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement and against evil
  2. (Islam) A holy war undertaken by Muslims for the purpose of ending oppression.
After the Prophet and his authorized Companions, no individual or group or state has the right to wage war against any non-Muslim country for the propagation of Islam. Now Jihad, or Qital to be precise, can be done by an Islamic state only for the purpose of ending oppression. -4:75 Qur"an
Translations: 
  • Dutch: jihad
  • French: jihad
  • German: Dschihad
  • Italian: jihad
  • Spanish: yihad
Etymology: Arabic (ARchar, Ù) (jihÄd), "struggle" or "effort".

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