al-jihad meaning and definition

AL-JIHAD noun

Definition of al-Jihad (noun)

1. an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells
   • "the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981"
   • synonyms: Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Islamic Jihad, Vanguards of Conquest