جِهَاد
jihād
🎙️ Often in khutba
Transliteration
jihād
Say it like
ji-HAD
Meaning
Striving for Allah — primarily the inner struggle against sin, and also standing for justice and truth.
🎙️ In the khutba
In khutbas, jihād usually means striving to be a better Muslim — controlling desires, spreading goodness, not violence.