[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [History of the Qaraunah Turks in India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936) › c12.4 # History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c12.4 History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c12.4 - **Language:** English ### [c12.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c12.4) ² Jihād literally means an " effort or striving." It means a religious war with those who are unbelievers in the mission of Muhammad. It is an incumbent religious duty, established in the Qurān and in the traditions as a divine institution and enjoined especially for the purpose of advancing Islam or of repelling evil from Muslims. Hughes' Dictionary of Islam, p. 243. - [Previous: c12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c12.3) - [Next: c12.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c12.5) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c12.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.prasad-1936.c12.4) · Pramāṇa