[moo-jah-he-deen] 
) | Muslim guerrilla fighters, esp. in Afghanistan and Iran. |
| mu·ja·hi·deen also mu·ja·he·deen or mu·ja·hi·din (mōō-jä'hě-dēn') pl.n. Muslim guerrilla warriors engaged in a jihad. [Arabic or Persian mujāhidīn, pl. of Arabic mujāhid, one who fights in a jihad, active participle of jāhada, to fight; see ghd in Semitic roots.] |