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Where does “جهاد” come from?

جهاد (Persian) comes from Arabic جِهَاد — to strive in the cause of God as a religious...

جهاد (Persian): jihad, holy war, crusade; fight, struggle, battle

Definitions

  1. jihad, holy war, crusade; fight, struggle, battle

Ancestry of “جهاد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجِهَادto strive in the cause of God as a religious...
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