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Jihad meaning

  1. A holy war undertaken by Muslims.
  2. A personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement and/or against evil.
  3. An aggressive campaign for an idea.

Synonyms of Jihad

jehad international jihad war warfare striving nisus pains strain

Using Jihad

  • The main meaning on this page is: A holy war undertaken by Muslims. | A personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement and/or against evil. | An aggressive campaign for an idea.
  • Useful related words include: jehad, international jihad, war, warfare.
  • In the example corpus, jihad often appears in combinations such as: islamic jihad, jihad and, love jihad.

Context around Jihad

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 11 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Jihad

  • In this selection, "jihad" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, islamic, greater, corona, jane, rules and ward stand out and add context to how "jihad" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a defensive jihad to repel, a from jihad ward amid and islamic jihad. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "jihad" sits close to words such as adorned, breathtaking and burrow, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with jihad

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

This type of Jihad was regarded as the greater jihad (al-jihad al-akbar). (14 words)

Aaron Rodgers responded on Thursday to the a from Jihad Ward amid some drama between the men. (17 words)

Air strikes also hit a weapons storage facility, and an operational command centre used by the Islamic Jihad militant group, it added. (22 words)

After Hamas’ bloody massacre of Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, the alleged president made his way to Israel and that he was sending $100 million to Gaza, which will almost certainly be seized by Hamas and go for more jihad attacks upon Israel. (43 words)

Traditionally, Twelver Shi'a doctrine has differed from that of Sunni on the concept of jihad, with jihad being "seen as a lesser priority" in Shia theology and "armed activism" by Shia being "limited to a person's immediate geography". (40 words)

Another key group playing a central role in the fighting with Israel, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, boycotted the gathering to protest the detentions by the Palestinian Authority of its members, according to the group's leader, Ziyad al-Nakhala. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

This type of Jihad was regarded as the greater jihad (al-jihad al-akbar).

The country is already smouldering with hate speech against Muslims, including allegations of Corona Jihad and Love Jihad, which various courts have found to be false.

The terrorist organization Jihad has taken hold of Jotunheim in a key story, leading the team to attack and kill the majority of the Jihad.

Those who cry fake news are those promoting jihad and Taqiyya, so as to provide an excuse for stealth jihad and the protection of jihadists.

He conspired with Colleen LaRose – a Pennsylvania woman who converted to Islam and took the name Jihad Jane – along with others to “wage violent jihad” through a cell of men and women from Europe and the United States.

It is strange that a deeply Islamic State defines the “sword jihad” as “terrorism”, as if it did not know what the jihad rules and techniques are.

Azzam issued a fatwa calling for jihad against the Soviet occupiers of Afghanistan, declaring it an individual obligation for all able bodied Muslims because it was a defensive jihad to repel invaders.

Quoted in citation Among reported saying of the Islamic prophet Muhammad involving jihad are The best Jihad is the word of Justice in front of the oppressive sultan.

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The Palestinian Islamic Jihad was unhappy with the ceasefire. citation citation In September 2005, Hamas was criticized by Islamic Jihad for calling off rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza.

Traditionally, Twelver Shi'a doctrine has differed from that of Sunni on the concept of jihad, with jihad being "seen as a lesser priority" in Shia theology and "armed activism" by Shia being "limited to a person's immediate geography".

While Qutb felt that jihad was a proclamation of "liberation for humanity", Farag stressed that jihad would enable Muslims to rule the world and to reestablish the caliphate.

Aaron Rodgers responded on Thursday to the a from Jihad Ward amid some drama between the men.

According to Haaretz, the Israel Prisons Service is on alert in case of protests by Islamic Jihad and other Palestinian security prisoners, sending firefighting teams to various prisons.

After Hamas’ bloody massacre of Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, the alleged president made his way to Israel and that he was sending $100 million to Gaza, which will almost certainly be seized by Hamas and go for more jihad attacks upon Israel.

Air strikes also hit a weapons storage facility, and an operational command centre used by the Islamic Jihad militant group, it added.

All the raison d’etre of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad is to slaughter as many Jews as possible, and they don’t have any political aspirations.

A member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group walks in a tunnel in the Gaza Strip, on April 17, 2022, during a media tour amid escalating violence with Israel.

An estimated 500 terrorists belonging to Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad reportedly received specialized combat training in September from the Quds Force, the special operations unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Another key group playing a central role in the fighting with Israel, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, boycotted the gathering to protest the detentions by the Palestinian Authority of its members, according to the group's leader, Ziyad al-Nakhala.

Aside from Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad the attack, the “moderate” Fatah in it, and the official Palestinian Authority (PA) to pay nearly $3 million to the families of slain Hamas terrorists who executed the attack.

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Common combinations with jihad

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "jihad" in a sentence?
An example: "This type of Jihad was regarded as the greater jihad (al-jihad al-akbar)." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "jihad" from authentic English texts.
What does "jihad" mean?
Jihad means: A holy war undertaken by Muslims.
What are synonyms of "jihad"?
Common synonyms of "jihad" include: jehad, international jihad, war, warfare, striving, nisus, pains, strain.
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