Arabic · noun · Character & Virtue
Mujaahada
मुजाहदा
said mu-jaa-ha-da
also written: Mujahida
Meaning
Striving, spiritual struggle, exertion against the lower self.
Usage & notes
The inner struggle (the greater jihad) against the appetites of the nafs; the strenuous effort by which the self is mastered.
Related words
ARABIC
Riyaazat
Spiritual discipline, ascetic exercise, rigorous self-training.
ARABIC
Jihaad
Striving and exertion in God's cause; primarily the moral and spiritual struggle against the self's lower nature, and secondarily struggle against injustice and oppression.
ARABIC
Nafs
The lower self, ego, carnal soul governed by appetite.