Origin and history of jihad
jihad(n.)
alsojehad, 1852, from Arabic, usually translated as "holy war," literally "struggle, contest, effort," from infinitive ofjahada "he waged war, he applied himself to." Originally and for long in English purely in reference to the duty of religious war against unbelievers. Used in English since c. 1880 for any sort of doctrinal crusade. Related:Jihadi.
Entries linking to jihad
alsomujahideen, "Muslim fundamentalist guerrilla," 1958, in a Pakistani context, from Persian and Arabic, plural ofmujahid "one who fights in ajihad" (q.v.); in modern use, "Muslim guerrilla insurgent."
Trends of jihad
adapted from books.google.com/ngrams/ with a 7-year moving average; ngrams are probably unreliable.
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