Noun: jehad jee'ha(a)d
- A holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal
"He viewed his charitable work as a form of jehad";
- jihad
- A holy war waged by Muslims against infidels
"The extremists called for jehad against their perceived enemies";
- jihad
Derived forms: jehads
Type of: nisus [archaic], pains, striving
Encyclopedia: Jehad, Iran