jihad

cihat, kutsal savaş

Müslümanların dinî amaçlar taşıdığına inanarak yürüttüğü savaş.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A war fought by Muslims for what they believe are religious purposes.

• The leader called for armed jihad.
• The group claimed its military campaign was a jihad.
• Historians examined how rulers used calls for jihad during the war.

Nasıl kullanılır: jihad against someone/something (The group declared jihad against the government.)

Eş anlamlılar: holy war

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: declare jihad, wage jihad, armed jihad

nefisle cihat, nefis mücadelesi

İslam’da kişinin kötü alışkanlıklarını yenip daha iyi biri olmak için gösterdiği çaba.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: In Islam, a personal effort to overcome bad habits and become a better person.

• He described self-discipline as a personal jihad.
• Her inner jihad involved overcoming anger and pride.
• The teacher explained jihad as a daily struggle to live well.

Eş anlamlılar: spiritual struggle

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: inner jihad, personal jihad, spiritual jihad

cihat

İslam’da kişinin daha iyi olmak ve kötülüğe karşı koymak için gösterdiği çaba.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: In Islam, a personal effort to become better and resist evil.

• She sees daily kindness as part of her jihad.
• His jihad involves resisting selfish desires.
• They discussed jihad as a path to spiritual growth.

Eş anlamlılar: spiritual struggle

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: inner jihad, spiritual jihad

cihat, haçlı seferi

Bir fikri yaymak veya bir şeye karşı mücadele etmek için büyük kararlılıkla yürütülen kampanya.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A very determined campaign to promote an idea or fight against something.

• He launched a jihad against office waste.
• Her political jihad attracted fierce criticism.
• They described the campaign as a jihad for reform.

Nasıl kullanılır: jihad against something (The editor waged a jihad against sloppy writing.)

Eş anlamlılar: crusade

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: jihad against something, political jihad