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Noun: jehad  jee'ha(a)d
  1. 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
     
  2. 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