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Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami

Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami

9.9
A militant group in Kashmir that uses violence to try to create an Islamic government
  • proper noun
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  • Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami was founded in the 1980s with the aim of establishing an Islamic state in Kashmir.

Examples

  • International reports have linked members of Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami to several cross-border attacks.

  • The Pakistani authorities have at times denied any official ties to Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami.

  • Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami is active.

  • Is Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami still active in Kashmir?

  • Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami has been involved in various militant activities in the region since its inception.

  • Government officials often discuss the impact of Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami on regional security.

  • Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami claims to fight for the rights of Muslims in Kashmir.

Synonyms

HUJI
vsHarakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami
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9.9

An armed extremist group in Pakistani Kashmir that wants an Islamic government and links to the Taliban

is the full transliterated name rather than the short form
Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami
vsHarakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami
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9.9

A militant group in Pakistan and Kashmir that wants an Islamic government and has links with the Taliban

is the same group but written with a different transliteration
Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami
vsHarakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami
  • NSFW
9.9

An armed group in Pakistan that wants to set up an Islamic government and works with the Taliban

is the same movement but phrased with an alternate transliteration

Surface Forms

Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami main

Morphology

Harakat + ul-Jihad-I-Islami

The phrase is compositionally built from non-English morphemes that literally mean something like 'movement (Harakat) of Islamic jihad' — a construction that signals an organized Islamic struggle. However, the transliterated Arabic/Urdu elements, grammatical particles (ul/I), and the specific sociopolitical sense 'extremist militant group' and links to the Taliban require world‑knowledge and language familiarity beyond simple word meanings, so the sense is not fully predictable for a B1 learner.

Etymology

Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islami literally means 'movement of Islamic struggle', and Harakat means 'movement', Jihad means 'struggle' or 'fight', and Islami means 'Islamic'. Because of this meaning, the name is used for an armed group in Kashmir and Pakistan that fights to create an Islamic government, so the name helps you remember it refers to a group of fighters.