The Evolution of the Jihad Doctrine
Can Modern Islamic Terrorism Be Justified in Terms of Classical Jihad?
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36399/GroundingsUG.3.255Keywords:
Jihad, Islam, Terrorism, Fundamentalism, Justification, Jihad Doctrine, Classical IslamAbstract
The proponents of modern Islamic fundamentalism draw on elements of the Islamic religion as a justification for terrorist acts. An examination of the sources of Islamic law – the Qur’an, the Sunnah and the principal Islamic schools of thought – questions the similarities between modern terrorism and the classical jihad doctrine. A distinction is drawn between the offensive and defensive theories of jihad and these are then applied to the modern context in which Islamic terrorism is perpetrated.
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