Ghazi (warrior)
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Ghazi is an Arabic term originally referring to an individual who participates in ghazw, meaning military expeditions or raiding; after the emergence of Islam, it took on new connotations of religious warfare.
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See also
- Gaza Thesis
- Jihad(ism)
- Fedayeen
- Janissary
- Spread of Islam
- Muslim conquests
- Battle of Hamra al-Asad
- Abdallah al-Battal (Battal Gazi)
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