Mujahideen

Mujahideen ( مجاهدين ; also transliterated as mujāhidīn , mujahedeen , mujahedin , mujahidin , mujaheddin , etc.) is a plural form of mujahid (مجاهد), which literally translates from Arabic as "struggler", someone who engages in jihad , or "struggle", but is often translated as "holy warrior". In the late twentieth century, the term "mujahideen" became popular in the media to describe various armed fighters who subscribe to Islamic ideologies, although there is not always an explicit "holy" or "warrior" meaning within the word.

A Mujahid ( Arabic : مجاهد , muǧāhid , literally "struggler", "justice-fighter" or "freedom-fighter") is a person who is fighting for freedom . The plural is mujahideen ( , muǧāhidīn ). The word is from the same Arabic triliteral as jihad ("struggle"). Mujahideen is also transliterated from Arabic as mujahedin , mujahedeen , mudžahedin , mudžahidin , mujahidīn , muđahedin , mujaheddīn and variants. Oxford American Dictionary Also spelt mujahedin in a minority of articles.

Mujahideen ( ) is the plural form of mujahid ( ), the term for one engaged in Jihad . In English usage, it refers to the guerrilla type military outfits led by the Muslim Afghan warriors in the Soviet war in Afghanistan .

Arabic term for people engaged in jihad ("struggle") Several terms redirect here. Mujahideen , or Mujahidin ( ), is the plural form of mujahid ( ), an Arabic term that broadly refers to people who engage in jihad ( lit. ' struggle or striving [for justice, right conduct, Godly rule, etc.] ' ), interpreted in a jurisprudence of Islam as the fight on behalf of God , religion or the community ( ummah ). 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 such as Myanmar (Burma), Cyprus , and the Philippines .

Arabic term for people engaged in jihad ("struggle") Several terms redirect here. Mujahideen , or Mujahidin ( Arabic : مُجَاهِدِين , romanized : mujāhidīn ), is the plural form of mujahid ( Arabic : مُجَاهِد , romanized : mujāhid , lit. ' strugglers or strivers, doers of jihād ' ), an Arabic term that broadly refers to people who engage in jihad ( lit. ' struggle or striving [for justice, right conduct, Godly rule, etc.] ' ), interpreted in a jurisprudence of Islam as the fight on behalf of God, religion or the community ( ummah ). 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.