Synonyms for jihad
dʒɪˈhɑdji·had

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1. jihad, jehad, international jihadnoun

   a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels

   Synonyms:
   international jihad, jehad

2. jihad, jehadnoun

   a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal

   Synonyms:
   international jihad, jehad

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1. List of paraphrases for "jihad":

   al-jihad, al-salafiya, jihadiya, militant, jihadi, jihadist

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1. Issam Abbas:

   I and other traders cannot leave our businesses, so we consider our monthly donations as a jihad against the terrorists.

2. Abu Meshaal:

   Mohammed called his father and said,' I'm going to Syria to fight jihad ; please release me and forgive me for everything', jassem Emwazi said.

3. Zacarias Moussaoui:

   Shaykh Osama wanted to keep a record who give money ... who is to be listened to or who contribute to -- to the jihad.

4. David Ibsen:

   Americans in Al-Shabaab fill a variety of different positions, whether it's recruiting, leadership, commandos, suicide bombers, so the opportunity is there to engage in extensive jihad operations. As with other terrorist groups, Al Shabaab uses the Internet to sell its lifestyle online. That gives it a wide reach that extends well beyond the Somali enclave in Minnesota.

5. Hamza Nmeie:

   There, we learned this ideology of jihad, we were told that there was no country in the world that was properly ruled by shariah. This was all new for me, but in Syria, I saw and heard even more extreme things than I had heard in Belgium.