mujahid

Also known as mujahideen, mujahids, moudjahid

Mujahideen or mujahidin (), is the plural form of mujahid (), an Arabic term that broadly refers to people who engage in jihad (), interpreted in a jurisprudence of Islam as the fight on behalf of God, religion or the community (ummah).

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A mujahid is a person who engages in jihad, an Arabic term from Islamic jurisprudence referring to fighting on behalf of God, religion, or the Muslim community. The word is commonly seen in its plural form, "mujahideen," and has been used historically to describe various fighters motivated by religious conviction.

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female form of label: moudjahida

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Early history
Modern Western definition
Cold War era
Afghanistan
Cyprus
Iran and Iraq
Myanmar (Burma)
Philippines
1990s
Yugoslav Wars
North Caucasus
Contemporary Jihadism
South Asia
Iraq and Syria
Iraqi insurgency
Syrian civil war
Israel
Africa
Nigeria
Somalia
Chinese ban
See also
References
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The widespread use of the word in English began with reference to the guerrilla-type militant groups led by the Islamist Afghan fighters in the Soviet–Afghan War (see Afghan mujahideen). The term now extends to other jihadist groups in various countries.