**（阿拉伯语：جهاد‎，阿拉伯语发音： /dʒiˈhæːd/；英语：Jihad；汉语音译：杰哈德亦或吉哈德）是伊斯兰教及穆斯林世界常用的宗教术语，出自阿拉伯语词根“jahada”，即“作出一切努力”或“竭力奋争”之意，字面的意思并非“神圣的战争”（Holy war），较准确的翻译应该是“斗争、争斗”或“奋斗、努力”。伊斯兰术语，Jihad 是穆斯林的宗教义务。在阿拉伯语中，这个词 Jihad 转化为名词，意为“争扎”。Jihad 在“古兰经”里出现过41次，并经常在“古兰经”中的惯用表达“为神而挣扎”，所以翻译成“**”是一种扩张解释的翻译。在伊斯兰的教导中，必须敌我分明，不可以非穆斯林为盟友或保护者，故**是必须把持、禁止抛弃的教条之一。

Jihad (English pronunciation: /dʒɪˈhɑːd/; Arabic:جهاد‎ jihād [dʒiˈhæːd]) is an Islamic term referring to the religious duty of Muslims to maintain the religion. In Arabic, the word jihād is a noun meaning the act of "striving, applying oneself, struggling, persevering". A person engaged in jihad is called a mujahid (Arabic:مجاهد‎), the plural of which is mujahideen (مجاهدين). The word jihad appears frequently in the Quran, often in the idiomatic expression "striving in the way of God (al-jihad fi sabil Allah)", to refer to the act of striving to serve the purposes of God on this earth.