Jihad is an Arabic word for "struggle", denoting a theological and legal concept in Islam, and there are several types of Jihad in Islam.
Jihad or variant spellings may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature Jehad, a 1984 novel by Simon Hawke (as Nicholas Yermakov) Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam, a 2000 book by Gilles Kepel Jihad! – The Secret War in Afghanistan, a 2000 novel by Tom Carew (pen name of Philip Sessarego), later withdrawn following allegations of false claims
Music Jihad (EP), by Otep, 2001 "Jihad" (song), by Slayer, 2006 "Jihad", a theme for Baldr Sky Dive 2, by Kotoko Jihad / Freezing Moon, a split album by The Meads of Asphodel and Mayhem, 2002 Jihad (Points of Order), an album by Automaton, 1994 Jihad, a song by D-A-D, 1989
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media Jihad (comics) or Onslaught, a fictional mercenary team Djihad (film), 2006 Jihad! The Musical, a musical comedy and jihad satire, 2007 "The Jihad", an episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series
People See Jihad (name)
Places Jehad, Iran Al Gihad, Libya Al-Jihad (Baghdad)
Other uses Jihad (missile), 2024 Iranian missile Al-Jihad SC, a Syrian football club Al Jihad SC, the former name of AC Sporting, a Lebanese football club
See also
Cihat, a Turkish given name Ijtihad, the "struggle" of coming to a just verdict in jurisdiction Islamic Jihad (disambiguation) Jihadism Jyhad, a card game Mujahid (disambiguation) Mujahideen (disambiguation)