What does Al-jhad mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-jhad (جهاد) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-jhad

Al-jhad according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

It is calling to the true religion.

Al-jhad according to Al-Kulliyat (Al-Kafawi)

Masdar (verbal noun) of "jaahadtal-'aduww" (you strove against the enemy): when you confront him by bearing hardship, or when each of the two exerts his utmost, that is, his capacity, in repelling the other; then in Islam the meaning came to prevail of fighting the disbelievers. Such is (the definition) in al-Maghrib (the lexicographical work).

Al-jhad according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

Calling to the true religion, and fighting over its performance when they deny it and refuse to accept the dhimma (protected status).

Al-jhad according to At-Ta'rifat al-Fiqhiyya (Al-Barkati)

Calling to the religion and fighting the one who does not accept it, literally or by legal judgment, through the payment of the jizya or through reconciliation (truce).