(n.)An individual's striving for spiritual self-perfection.
(n.)A Muslim holy war or spiritual struggle against infidels.
(n.)A crusade or struggle:“The war against smoking is turning into a jihad…
Dictionary.com · The American Heritage® Dictionary · See all 3 definitions »
Jihad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jihad (pronounced /dʒɪˈhɑːd/ ; Arabic: ‎ ), an Islamic term, is a religious duty of Muslims. In Arabic, the word jihād is a noun meaning "struggle." Jihad appears frequently in the...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad
The purpose of jihad, in other words, is not directly to spread the Islamic faith but to extend sovereign Muslim power (faith, of course, often follows the flag). Jihad is thus unabashedly offensive in nature, with the eventual goal of achieving Muslim dominion over the entire globe.
www.danielpipes.org/990/what-is-jihad www.danielpipes.org/990/what-is-jihad
Weblog about jihad theology and ideology, correcting popular misconceptions about Islam. ... Radical Muslims are spreading extremist propaganda and promoting jihad from inside UK jails, a report has claimed. Counter-extremism think tank the Quilliam Foundation said radicals were also being allowed to lead prayers.
www.jihadwatch.org/ www.jihadwatch.org/
Jihad should not be confused with Holy War; the latter does not exist in Islam nor will Islam allow its followers to be involved in a Holy War. The latter refers to the Holy War of the Crusaders. ... Jihad is not a war to force the faith on others, as many people think of it. It should never be interpreted as a way...
www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/reference/glossary/term.JIHAD.html www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/reference/glossary/term.JIHAD.html
News results for Jihad
Obama Billboard In Colo. Asks: President Or Jihad · CBS 4 Denver · November 21 1:24 PM  Explore Story »
Billboard links Obama with jihadists · MSNBC · November 20 6:30 PM
Suburban Denver billboard links Obama with jihadists · Metronews · November 20 8:36 PM
news.ask.com ·  More news articles »
THE CONCEPT OF JIHAD ("STRUGGLE') IN ISLAM ... The conventional interpretation of "Jihad": ... Other interpretations of "Jihad":
www.religioustolerance.org/isl_jihad.htm www.religioustolerance.org/isl_jihad.htm
Shaykh Usamah Bin-Muhammad Bin-Ladin; Ayman al-Zawahiri, amir of the Jihad Group in Egypt ; Abu-Yasir Rifa'i Ahmad Taha, Egyptian Islamic Group; Shaykh Mir Hamzah, secretary of the Jamiat-ul-Ulema-e-Pakistan; Fazlur Rahman, amir of the Jihad Movement in Bangladesh;
www.fas.org/irp/world/para/docs/980223-fatwa.htm
And those who perform jihad for Us, We shall certainly guide them in Our ways, and God is surely with the doers of good. (Quran XXXIX; 69) ... The Arabic term jihad, usually translated into European languages as holy war, more on the basis of its juridical usage in Islam rather than on its much more universal meaning in...
www.al-islam.org/al-serat/jihad-nasr.htm www.al-islam.org/al-serat/jihad-nasr.htm