جهاد

Also known as Jihad

Jihad (; ) is an Arabic word that means , , or , particularly with a praiseworthy aim. In an Islamic context, it encompasses almost any effort to make personal and social life conform with God's guidance, such as an internal struggle against evil in oneself, efforts to build a good Muslim community (ummah), and struggle to defend Islam. For its literal translation 'struggle', the term is frequently associated with warfare.

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Jihad is an Arabic word meaning "struggle" or "effort," used in Islam to describe various forms of striving to live according to God's guidance, including internal spiritual battles against one's own evil impulses and efforts to build a virtuous Muslim community. The term matters because it encompasses a wide range of meanings in Islamic practice, though it is often misunderstood in Western contexts as referring primarily to warfare.

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