Warrant for terror : fatwas of radical Islam and the duty of jihad /
Warrant for Terror examines fatwas, which are legal opinions declaring whether a given act under Islam is obligatory, permitted, or forbidden and which serve as a major instrument by which religious leaders impel believers to engage in acts of jihad.
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Rowman & Littlefield,
2008.
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Édition: | 1st pbk. ed. |
Collection: | Hoover studies in politics, economics, and society.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Introduction
- 'Ulama and fatwas in Islam
- The mechanism of the jihad fatwa
- The house of Islam vs. the house of war
- The doctrine of jihad
- The defensive jihad, an individual duty
- Rules of engagement
- Apostates and apostate rulers
- Palestine, Afghanistan, and Iraq
- The war of the fatwas
- Conclusion.