جهاد) is an islamic term referring to the religious duty of muslims to strive, or struggle in ways related to islam, both for the sake of internal, spiritual growth, and for the defense and.Jihad by the tongue (jihad bil lisan) (also jihad by the word, jihad al-qalam) is concerned with speaking the truth and spreading the word of islam with one's tongue.Jihadism is a neologism for modern, armed militant islamic movements that seek to establish states based on islamic principles.[1][2] in a narrower sense, it refers to the belief that armed confrontation.The meaning of jihad is a holy war waged on behalf of islam as a religious duty;A personal struggle in devotion to islam especially involving spiritual discipline.