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Jehad - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Jehad : (noun)
1: a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels [syn: jihad,
international jihad]
2: a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or
spiritual or political goal [syn: jihad]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Jihad \Ji*had"\,Jehad : \Je*had"\, n. [Ar. jih[=a]d.] (Moham.)
A religious war against infidels or Mohammedan heretics;
also, any bitter war or crusade for a principle or belief.
[Their] courage in war . . . had not, like that of the
Mohammedan dervishes of the Sudan, or of Mohammedans
anywhere engaged in a jehad, a religious motive and the
promise of future bliss behind it. --James Bryce.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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