Warrant for terror : fatwa?s of radical Islam and the duty of jihad
Explores the role of fatwa?s--the legal opinions of Islamic jurists that deal with the permissibility or prohibition of an act--in Islam-motivated terrorism.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Hoover studies in politics, economics, and society
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Table of Contents:
- 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.