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Jehad / Strive ( جھاد / کوشش کرنا )

Does Jehad in reality refers to striving in the way of Allah one example could be when one fights against his own desires to come to the Path of Allah or Please Allah?

کیا جہاد کرنے سے مراد یہ بھی ہے کہ اللہ کی راہ میں کوشش یا جدوجہد کرنی جس کی ایک مثال یہ بھی ہے کہ اپنی نفسانی خواہشات کے خلاف لڑنا اللہ کی رضا کے لئیے؟

Surah Al-Baqarah: 2 - Ayah: 54
Arabic
وَاِذۡ قَالَ مُوۡسٰى لِقَوۡمِهٖ يٰقَوۡمِ اِنَّكُمۡ ظَلَمۡتُمۡ اَنۡفُسَکُمۡ بِاتِّخَاذِكُمُ الۡعِجۡلَ فَتُوۡبُوۡآ اِلٰى بَارِٮِٕكُمۡ فَاقۡتُلُوۡٓا اَنۡفُسَكُمۡؕ ذٰ لِكُمۡ خَيۡرٌ لَّـكُمۡ عِنۡدَ بَارِٮِٕكُمۡؕ فَتَابَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ​ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيۡمُ‏
English
And recall when (on returning with this favour) Moses said to his people: “My people! You have wronged yourselves by taking the calf for an object of worship, so turn in repentance to your Creator and kill yourselves. This will be best for you in your Creator’s sight.” Thereupon He accepted your repentance. Indeed He is Much-Relenting, Most Compassionate.
Urdu
Yaad karo jab Moosa ( yeh niyamat lete huey palta, to us) ne apni qaum se kaha ke “logon, tumne bachde ko mabood bana kar apne upar sakht zulm kiya hai, lihaza tum log apne khaliq ke huzoor tauba karo aur apni jaano ko halaak karo, isi mein tumhare khaliq ke nazdeek tumhari behtari hai” us waqt tumhare khaliq ne tumhari tauba qabool karli ke woh bada maaf karne wala aur reham farmane wala hai
Surah An-Nisa: 4 - Ayah: 77
Arabic
اَلَمۡ تَرَ اِلَى الَّذِيۡنَ قِيۡلَ لَهُمۡ كُفُّوۡۤا اَيۡدِيَكُمۡ وَاَقِيۡمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰ تُوا الزَّكٰوةَ ۚ فَلَمَّا كُتِبَ عَلَيۡهِمُ الۡقِتَالُ اِذَا فَرِيۡقٌ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَخۡشَوۡنَ النَّاسَ كَخَشۡيَةِ اللّٰهِ اَوۡ اَشَدَّ خَشۡيَةً​ ۚ وَقَالُوۡا رَبَّنَا لِمَ كَتَبۡتَ عَلَيۡنَا الۡقِتَالَ ۚ لَوۡلَاۤ اَخَّرۡتَنَاۤ اِلٰٓى اَجَلٍ قَرِيۡبٍ​ ؕ قُلۡ مَتَاعُ الدُّنۡيَا قَلِيۡلٌ​ ۚ وَالۡاٰخِرَةُ خَيۡرٌ لِّمَنِ اتَّقٰى وَلَا تُظۡلَمُوۡنَ فَتِيۡلًا‏
English
Have you not seen those who were told: 'Restrain you hands, and establish the Prayer, and pay the Zakah'? But when fighting was enjoined upon them some of them feared men as one should fear Allah, or even more, and said: 'Our Lord, why have You ordained fighting for us? Why did You not grant us a little more respite?' Say to them: 'There is little enjoyment in this world. The World to Come is much better for the God-fearing. And you shall not be wronged even to the extent of the husk of a date-stone.
Urdu
Tumne un logon ko bhi dekha jinse kaha gaya tha ke apne haath rokey rakkho aur namaz qayam karo aur zakat do? Ab jo unhein ladayi ka hukum diya gaya to unmein se ek fareeq ka haal yeh hai ke logon se aisa darr rahey hain jaisa khuda se darna chahiye ya kuch issey bhi badhkar. Kehte hain khudaya! Yeh humpar ladayi ka hukum kyun likh diya? Kyun na humein abhi kuch aur mohlat di? Unse kaho, duniya ka sarmaya e zindagi thoda hai, aur aakhirat ek khuda-tars Insan ke liye zyada behtar hai, aur tumpar zulm ek shamma (husk of a date-stone) barabar bhi ba kiya jayega
Surah Al-Hajj: 22 - Ayah: 78
Arabic
وَجَاهِدُوۡا فِى اللّٰهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهٖ​ؕ هُوَ اجۡتَبٰٮكُمۡ وَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فِى الدِّيۡنِ مِنۡ حَرَجٍ​ؕ مِلَّةَ اَبِيۡكُمۡ اِبۡرٰهِيۡمَ​ؕ هُوَ سَمّٰٮكُمُ الۡمُسۡلِمِيۡنَ ۙ مِنۡ قَبۡلُ وَفِىۡ هٰذَا لِيَكُوۡنَ الرَّسُوۡلُ شَهِيۡدًا عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَتَكُوۡنُوۡا شُهَدَآءَ عَلَى النَّاسِ​ ​ۖۚ فَاَقِيۡمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتُوا الزَّكٰوةَ وَاعۡتَصِمُوۡا بِاللّٰهِؕ هُوَ مَوۡلٰٮكُمۡ​ۚ فَنِعۡمَ الۡمَوۡلٰى وَنِعۡمَ النَّصِيۡرُ‏ 
English
Strive in the cause of Allah in a manner worthy of that striving. He has chosen you (for His task), and He has not laid upon you any hardship in religion. Keep to the faith of your father Abraham. Allah named you Muslims earlier and even in this (Book), that the Messenger may be a witness over you, and that you may be witnesses over all mankind. So establish Prayer, and pay Zakah, and hold fast to Allah. He is your Protector. What an excellent Protector; what an excellent Helper!
Urdu
Allah ki raah mein jihad karo jaisa ke jihad karne ka haqq hai, usne tumhein apne kaam ke liye chun liya hai aur deen mein tumpar koi tanggi nahin rakkhi. Qayam ho jao apne baap Ibrahim ki millat par. Allah ne pehle bhi tumhara naam “Muslim” rakkha tha aur is (Quran) mein bhi (tumhara yahi naam hai) taa-ke Rasool tumpar gawah ho aur tum logon par gawah. Pas namaz qayam karo, zakaat do aur Allah se wabista ho jao (hold fast to Allah), woh hai tumhara maula (guardian), bahut hi accha hai woh maula aur bahut hi accha hai woh madadgaar
Surah Al-'Ankabut: 29 - Ayah: 69
Arabic
وَالَّذِيۡنَ جَاهَدُوۡا فِيۡنَا لَنَهۡدِيَنَّهُمۡ سُبُلَنَا ​ؕ وَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَمَعَ الۡمُحۡسِنِيۡنَ‏
English
As for those who strive in Our cause, We shall surely guide them to Our Ways. Indeed Allah is with those who do good.
Urdu
Jo log hamari khatir mujahida(strive) karenge unhein hum apne raaste dikhayenge, aur yaqeenan Allah neikukaron(who do good) hi ke saath hai