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Jihad vs Mujahideen - What's the difference?

jihad | mujahideen |

As nouns the difference between jihad and mujahideen

is that jihad is {{cx|Islam|lang=en}} A holy war undertaken by Muslims while mujahideen is plural of lang=en Muslim holy warriors engaged in a jihad.

As a verb jihad

is to participate in a jihad.

jihad

English

(wikipedia jihad)

Alternative forms

* jehad

Noun

(en noun) ("jihad on Wikiquote")
  • A holy war undertaken by Muslims.
  • * 1938 , "Holy War", Time , 22 Aug 1938:
    • Young Iraqis of both sects obeyed the imams' ruling last week by rushing to conscription offices in hot, dirty, dusty Bagdad to offer themselves or their money for the jihad .
  • * 1977 , (Alistair Horne), A Savage War of Peace , New York Review Books 2006, p. 26:
    • Small groups of killers, the scent of blood in their nostrils, now fanned out by taxi, bicycle or even on horseback into the surrounding countryside, spreading the word that a general jihad , or ‘holy war’, had broken out.
  • * 2013 , Mona Mahmood & Ian Black, The Guardian , 8 May 2013:
    • The Jabhat al-Nusra media, with songs about jihad and martyrdom, is extremely influential.
  • An aggressive campaign for an idea.
  • a personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement and against evil
    • (-)

    Verb

    (jihad)
  • To participate in a jihad

    • See also

    * Crusade * holy war * infidel

    Anagrams

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    mujahideen

    English

    (wikipedia mujahideen) ("mujahideen on Wikiquote")

    Alternative forms

    * mujahedeen, mujahadeen, mujaheddin, mujahidin

    Noun

    (head)
  • (Islam) Muslim holy warriors engaged in a jihad.