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جاهَدَ

jāhidi

Strive (against)

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Root letters: ج ه دAppears 27 times in the Qur'an#397 most frequentVerb (fiʿl)Verb form III
Learn it in lesson 40

About this word

Verb (fiʿl)Verb form IIIRoot letters: ج ه د

Tense forms — as used in the Qur'an

  • Past (māḍī)جَـٰهَدَ15 times
  • Present/Future (muḍāriʿ)يُجَـٰهِدُ5 times
  • Command (amr)جَـٰهِدِ7 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • وَجَـٰهَدُوا۟and strovewajāhadū · 6 times
  • جَـٰهَدُوا۟strove hardjāhadū · 5 times
  • وَجَـٰهِدُوا۟and strive hardwajāhidū · 4 times
  • يُجَـٰهِدُوا۟they striveyujāhidū · 2 times
  • جَـٰهِدِStrive (against)jāhidi · 2 times
  • جَـٰهَدَاكَthey both strive against youjāhadāka · 2 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

And those who strive for Us - We will surely guide them to Our ways. And indeed, Allāh is with the doers of good.

Surah 29:69 — Read full ayah

And whoever strives only strives for [the benefit of] himself. Indeed, Allāh is Free from need of the worlds.

Surah 29:6 — Read full ayah