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جِهاد

jihādan

a striving

জিহাদ

Root letters: ج ه دAppears 4 times in the Qur'an#1,512 most frequentNoun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)
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About this word

Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: ج ه د

Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an

  • Singular (mufrad)جِهَادًۭا4 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • وَجِهَادٍۢand strivingwajihādin · 1 times
  • جِهَادِهِۦ ۚ(with the) striving due (to) Himjihādihi · 1 times
  • جِهَادًۭاa strivingjihādan · 1 times
  • جِهَـٰدًۭا(to) strivejihādan · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ج ه د — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

So do not obey the disbelievers, and strive against them with it [i.e., the Qur’ān] a great striving.

Surah 25:52 — Read full ayah

Say, [O Muḥammad], "If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your relatives, wealth which you have obtained, commerce wherein you fear decline, and dwellings with which you are pleased are more beloved to you than Allāh and His Messenger and jihād [i.e., striving] in His cause, then wait until Allāh executes His command. And Allāh does not guide the defiantly disobedient people."

Surah 9:24 — Read full ayah

And strive for Allāh with the striving due to Him. He has chosen you and has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty. [It is] the religion of your father, Abraham. He [i.e., Allāh] named you "Muslims" before [in former scriptures] and in this [revelation] that the Messenger may be a witness over you and you may be witnesses over the people. So establish prayer and give zakāh and hold fast to Allāh. He is your protector; and excellent is the protector, and excellent is the helper.

Surah 22:78 — Read full ayah