Ghazi (warrior)

Ghazi (Arabic: غازي, Arabic pronunciation: [ɣaːziː]), is an individual military unit a warrior or champion strategically originating from the Islamic realms, the word Ghazi can also be an umbrella term for warriors that defend the cause of Islam, to protect its territories and its inhabitants and their assets.

Quotes

• The Messenger of Allah said: 'The guests of Allah are three: The ghazi, the Hajj (pilgrim) and the Mu'tamir
  • Hadith. Reference  : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2625 In-book reference  : Book 24, Hadith 7 English translation  : Vol. 3, Book 24, Hadith 2626

• Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, " He who pre pares a Ghazi going in Allah's Cause is given a reward equal to that of) a Ghazi; and he who looks after properly the dependents of a Ghazi going in Allah's Cause is (given a reward equal to that of) Ghazi."
  • Reference  : Sahih al-Bukhari 2843 In-book reference  : Book 56, Hadith 59 USC-MSA web (English) reference  : Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 96 (deprecated numbering scheme)

• He who equips a Ghazi (fighter) in the way of Allah is as if he has taken part in the fighting himself; and he who looks after the dependents of a Ghazi in his absence, is as if he has taken part in the fighting himself.
  • Riyad as-Salihin (Book 11 Hadith 22)

• The more emotional Pathans are powerless to resist. All rational considerations are forgotten. Seizing their weapons, they become Ghazis—as dangerous and as sensible as mad dogs: fit only to be treated as such.
  • Winston Churchill. The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier War (1898), Chapter III