jihad
Arabic word which literally means striving or struggling, especially with a praiseworthy aim
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Summary
jihad ranks in the top 0.61% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,951 views/month, #473 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- jihad is a type of religious activity[2].
- jihad's Commons category is recorded as Jihad[3].
- jihad's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jihad[4].
- jihad's facet of is recorded as Islam[5].
- jihad's facet of is recorded as holy war[6].
- jihad's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
- jihad's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
- jihad's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
- jihad's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
- jihad's different from is recorded as ijtihad[11].
Body
Definition and Type
jihad is a type of religious activity[2].
Influence
Things named for jihad include Al-Qaeda[12], a terrorist organization[13], founded in 1988[14] and Battle of Grozny[15], a siege[16].
Why It Matters
jihad ranks in the top 0.61% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,951 views/month, #473 of 77,819).[1] jihad has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] jihad is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]
Entities named for jihad include Al-Qaeda[12], a terrorist organization[13], founded in 1988[14] and Battle of Grozny[15], a siege[16].