Name Jihad
Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic
Scripts جهاد
Other Forms FormsJehad
Theme war
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Meaning & History
From Arabic جِهَاد (jihād) meaning "struggle, fight, battle", a form of جَاهَدَ (jāhada) "to struggle against, to fight for". In traditional Islamic context, it represents the fight against evil and the betterment of society.