jahad

He had under his command eight Regular regiments of the Afghan army, and eighteen guns; while these numbers were augmented by hordes of neighbouring tribesmen, who were only too glad to respond to the cry of a _jahad_ against the infidel, firmly believing that as true believers their cause would be victorious.

Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts

English, and he ended by giving orders for a _jahad_ (a religious war) to be proclaimed.

Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts

Elliston was 'Nour-jahad,' but it is a solemn sort of part, not at all calculated for his powers.

Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh

( 'Nour-jahad'), which has three acts; there is a great deal of finery and dancing in it, but I think little merit.

Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh

We were too much tired to stay for the whole of Illusion (Nour-jahad) which has 3 acts; - there is a great deal of finery & dancing in it, but I think little merit.

Jane Austen's Letters To Her Sister Cassandra and Others 1796

Elliston was Nour-jahad, but it is a solemn sort of part, not at all calculated for his powers.

Jane Austen's Letters To Her Sister Cassandra and Others 1796

Engrees bayk, Orang Hollanda jahad_: The Englishmen are good, the

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784

I was also somewhat anxious about the Pathan soldiers in our ranks, a feeling which I was unwilling to acknowledge even to myself, for they had hitherto behaved with marked loyalty, and done splendid service; but they were now being exposed to a most severe trial, in that they were, as I knew, being constantly appealed to by their co-religionists to join in the _jahad_ against us, and bitterly reproached for serving their infidel masters.

Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts

For more than six months rumours had been afloat of Ayub Khan's determination to advance on Kandahar; but little attention was paid to them by the authorities at that place until towards the end of May, when a Sirdar, named Sher Ali, [1] who had been a few days before formally installed as Wali, or Ruler, of Kandahar, informed the political officer, Lieutenant-Colonel St. John, that the British occupation of Kabul had had the effect of bringing about a reconciliation between the various chiefs at Herat, who had placed themselves under the leadership of Ayub Khan and induced him to proclaim a _jahad_.

Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts