Jihad (disambiguation)

Jihad is an Arabic word for "struggle" and work hard for specific purpose.In islam, it refers to struggle in the way of Islam and fighting against evil.jihad may be internal(jihad bil nafs) i.e waging war against evil within oneself or external which is struggle against enemies of Islam who oppress Muslims.

Places

• Jehad, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran
• Hayy Al-Jihad, a neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq
• Al-Jihad (Bagdad), a neighborhood in the Al Rashid district in West Bagdad
• Jihad Museum, museum located in Herat, Afghanistan

Publications

• Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam, a book by Gilles Kepel
• Jihad (comics) or Onslaught, a fictional mercenary team
• Jehad, a 1984 novel by Simon Hawke

Film and television

• "The Jihad", an episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series
• Jihad (film), a 1986 documentary about the Soviet war in Afghanistan
• Dhijad (TV series), a 2006 mini-series by Felix Olivier

Music

• Jihad (EP), an EP by Otep
• "Jihad" (song), a song by Slayer
• "Jihad", a song by Mac Lethal
• Jihad, a project by Richard Mendez (of Benestrophe) with James Mendez
• "Jihad", the opening theme for Baldr Sky Dive 2, performed by Kotoko
• Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers, solo project of Devo bassist Gerald Casale
• Andrew Jackson Jihad, American folk punk band
• Jihad / Freezing Moon, split album with music by the black metal bands The Meads of Asphodel and Mayhem
• Jihad! The Musical, a musical comedy and jihad satire

People

Known name

• Abu Jihad, teknonym of Khalil al-Wazir, (1935–1988), Palestinian leader and founder of Fatah and top aide of Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat

Given name / first name

• Jihad Azour, Lebanese (Christian) Minister of Finance
• Jihad Ballout, Communications Director of Al Arabiya
• Jihad Harik (born 1960), Lebanese American television actor
• Jihad Helwi (born 1985), Lebanese football player
• Jihad Ahmed Jibril (1961-2002), assassinated son of Ahmed Jibril, founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command
• Jihad Khodr (born 1983), Brazilian professional surfer
• Jihad Makdissi, Foreign ministry spokesman of the Syrian government from 1998 to 2012

Middle name

• Mohammad Jihad al-Laham, Syrian speaker of parliament

See also

• Islam and war
• Islamic military jurisprudence
• Offensive jihad
• Defensive jihad
• Jihadism, an ideology in contemporary militant Islamis
• Ijtihad, the "struggle" of coming to a just verdict in jurisdiction
• Jyhad
• Mujahid
• Butlerian Jihad, a turning point in Frank Herbert's Dune universe
• The Legacy of Jihad, a book by Andrew Bostom tracing the history of the concept
• Cihan, a Turkish given name
• Cihat, a Turkish given name
• Jihan (disambiguation)