Jihad (disambiguation)

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Jihad is an Arabic word for "struggle" and a theological and legal concept in Islam.

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, a 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
• 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, a solo project of Devo bassist Gerald Casale
• Andrew Jackson Jihad, an American folk punk band
• Jihad / Freezing Moon, a split album with music by the black metal bands The Meads of Asphodel and Mayhem
• Jihad! The Musical, a musical comedy and jihad satire

Sports

• Al-Jihad SC, a football club from Syria

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 Al-Atrash (born 1943), Lebanese actor and voice actor
• Jihad Azour, Lebanese (Christian) Minister of Finance
• Jihad Ballout, Communications Director of Al Arabiya
• Jihad Benchlikha (born 1992), Moroccan basketball player
• 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
• Jihad Qassab (1975-2016), Syrian footballer
• Jihad Ward (born 1994), American football player
• Jihad Zoghbi, Syrian actor and voice actor

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)