mujahid (pl. mujahidun) (mujāhid (pl. mujāhidūn))

(Language: Arabic)

Short Description: Literally “one who exerts himself”

Long Description: Literally “one who exerts himself”; refers to those who participate in jihād, as both an inward and outward exertion for the realization of religious objectives.

Sources: Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition, edited by Dr. Joseph Lumbard