Definitions for Jihad
dʒɪˈhɑdji·had

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jihad, jehad, international jihadnoun

   a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels

2. jihad, jehadnoun

   a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal

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1. jihadnoun

   A holy war undertaken by Muslims.

   The men, all devout Muslims, now face ... life imprisonment for entering into an agreement to wage violent jihad on Australian soil.

2. jihadnoun

   An aggressive campaign for an idea.

3. jihadnoun

   a personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement and against evil

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1. Jihad

   Jihad is a song by the American thrash metal band Slayer which appears on the band's 2006 studio album Christ Illusion. The song portrays the imagined viewpoint of a terrorist who has participated in the September 11, 2001 attacks, concluding with spoken lyrics taken from words left behind by Mohamed Atta; Atta was named by the FBI as the "head suicide terrorist" of the first plane to crash into the World Trade Center. "Jihad" was primarily written by guitarist Jeff Hanneman; the lyrics were co-authored with vocalist Tom Araya. "Jihad" received a mixed reception in the music press, and reviews generally focused on the lyrics' controversial subject matter. The song drew comparisons to Slayer's 1986 track "Angel of Death"—also penned by Hanneman—which similarly caused outrage at the time of its release. Joseph Dias of the Mumbai Christian group "Catholic Secular Forum" expressed concern over "Jihad"'s lyrics, and contributed to Christ Illusion's recall by EMI India, who to date have no plans for a reissue in that country. ABC-TV's Broadcast Standards and Practices Department censored the song during Slayer's first US network television appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on January 19, 2007. Only the opening minute was broadcast over the show's credits, thus omitting 40% of the lyrics.

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1. jihad

   Jihad is an Arabic term that means "struggle" or "striving." It is a significant concept within Islam that has different interpretations. Most commonly, it is considered as a personal spiritual struggle towards self-improvement, moral cleansing, and intellectual effort. But it can also refer to a physical struggle for self-defense or against injustice. Misinterpretation of the term is often related to violent extremism, but for the majority of Muslims, it usually refers to a personal, internal spiritual struggle.

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1. Jihad

   Jihad, an Islamic term, is a religious duty of Muslims. In Arabic, the word jihād translates as a noun meaning "struggle". Within the context of the classical Islam, particularly the Shiahs beliefs, it refers to struggle against those who do not believe in Islamic God. However, the word has even wider implications. Jihad is commonly misunderstood as "Holy War", Jihad means "to struggle in the way of Allah". Jihad appears 41 times in the Quran and frequently in the idiomatic expression "striving in the way of God". A person engaged in jihad is called a mujahid; the plural is mujahideen. Jihad is an important religious duty for Muslims. A minority among the Sunni scholars sometimes refer to this duty as the sixth pillar of Islam, though it occupies no such official status. In Twelver Shi'a Islam, however, Jihad is one of the 10 Practices of the Religion. There are two commonly accepted meanings of jihad: an inner spiritual struggle and an outer physical struggle. The "greater jihad" is the inner struggle by a believer to fulfill his religious duties. This non-violent meaning is stressed by both Muslim and non-Muslim authors.

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1. jihad

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1. JIHAD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Jihad is ranked #83541 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Jihad surname appeared 225 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Jihad.
   
   69.7% or 157 total occurrences were Black.
   14.2% or 32 total occurrences were White.
   9.3% or 21 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   3.1% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Anagrams for Jihad »

1. hadji

How to pronounce Jihad?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Jihad in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Jihad in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Jihad in a Sentence

1. Ron DeSantis:

   The problem is Islamic Jihad is not confined to the Middle East but is throughout Europe including in those countries participating in the program.

2. Abu Maryam:

   Indeed you have been ordered to fight the infidel wherever you find him – what are you waiting for?, know that jihad in this time is obligatory on all.

3. Nasser Al Qasabi:

   God is my protector. I'm an artist, and the artist's essential role is to reveal society's challenges even if he pays a price, warning the people about ISIS is the true jihad, because we're fighting them with art not war.

4. Ted Cruz:

   We need a commander-in-chief who will speak the truth, and who will unleash the full force and fury of the American military to utterly destroy ISIS and its affiliates, we need to pass the Expatriate Terrorist Act, so that known ISIS terrorists cannot use U.S. passports to return to America and wage jihad. We need a President who is serious – who will identify the enemy by name and do everything necessary to defeat it.

5. Nasr Ibn Ali al-Ansi:

   If he is capable to wage individual jihad in the Western countries that fight Islam -- such as America, Britain, France, Canada, and others of the countries that represent the head of disbelief in waging war against Islam ... If he is capable of that, then that is better and more harmful.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Jihad
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jihad
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Jihad
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html