جِهَادٌstruggle

Example sentences

• قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم تضمن الله لمن خرج في سبيله لا يخرجه إلا جهاد في سبيلي،

  The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'Allah guarantees for the one who goes out in His path, driven solely by striving for My cause,

  جِهَادٌ — striving. This indefinite noun, 'striving', is the one thing carved out by 'except', so it names the sole acceptable motive. Its indefinite ending and its place after 'except' mark it as the exception that completes 'nothing but striving'.

  From: Paradise for Those Who Strive →

• وَجِهَادُ الْكَافِرِينَ وَالْمُنَافِقِينَ

  and fighting the disbelievers and the hypocrites

  وَجِهَادُ — and fighting. The conjunction wa- ('and') prefixed to the noun 'striving/fighting', continuing the list of duties from the previous lines. The noun is an action-noun, naming the struggle as a thing, and it heads an 'of' pairing with the groups named next. The wa- ties this duty to the ones before it.

  From: Patience and the Human Self →

• وَجِهَادٌ فِي سَبِيلِهِ فَتَرَبَّصُوا حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ اللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِ﴾

  And striving in His cause, so wait until Allah brings about by His command.

  وَجِهَادٌ — and striving. This joins the linking wa- to a noun for striving, adding the last item to the verse's list. It stands as another worldly or even pious pursuit set in the balance, the wa- tying it to the preceding catalogue of attachments.

  From: Faith and Worship →