The Arabic word ________ literally meant the “struggle for the path of God (fi sabil Allah)”, and this could range from a personal struggle for faith to war in the name of Islam.

a. Mahdi.
b. Amir.
c. Jihad.
d. Hijra.


c. Jihad.

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