Jihad basically means 'war' [i.e defensive war] and Mujahideen means 'soldiers' the Islamic connotation to both of these words are, defensive war for the sake of ALlah [swt], and soldiers who fight in the way of Allah [swt], respectively
Jihad means 'Struggle'. Idiomatically it means striving in the way of Allah.
The Jihad Movement was a uniting force for Muslims. Jihad means fighting for Islam.And it was Successful.
Jihad is a word that means to strive for something.
It is a common misconception that jihad means "holy war". Jihad means to struggle and is not limited to military battle. Refer to related question below.
Yes, Jihad is used as male name. Jihad is an Arabic word that means struggle. Answer 2 No Jihad is not a name ,Mujahid (the person who does jihad) is a name for a male. Mujahida is for a female.
Jihad does not mean'holy war'. Jihad means 'struggle, striving'. Any action done in the way of Almighty Allah, by mouth (preaching Islam), spending money, or by physical means is Jihad in Islam. The greatest Jihad is fighting against one's own evil passions, being honest and just in daily routine matters is Jihad. Anyhow, if some force unjustly attacks Islam and tries to uproot it, the Muslim states must wage Jihad till peace is resored. It will be a holy war. Declaring Jihad in this situation is the responsibility of Muslim States. No individual or a group of Muslims is authorised to declare Jihad. These are the insane and mad people who kill innocent people in the name of Islam. They have nothing to do with Islam. Islam means 'peace', not war or killing. According to Islam, Killing of one innocent human is like killing the whole humans.
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Jihad means struggle. The greatest Jihad is conquering one's own inhuman passions and uncontrolled lust for wealth and property. Jihad is also called Qital if physically done to establish peace in society.
People who are engaged in a jihad. "Jihad" means "struggle" in Arabic, so the struggle can be either physical or spiritual.