Ghazw or Ghazah (plural ghazawāt) (
Arabic: غزو) was originally an Arabic term referring to the battles in which
Muhammad personally participated. It has since evolved into a term for battle associated with the expansion of Muslim territory. The term
ghazi or Warrior for the faith came to represent participants in these later battles and is
cognate with the terms ghāziya and maghāzī.
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