Arguing the Just War in IslamHarvard University Press, 30.11.2007 - 263 sivua Jihad, with its many terrifying associations, is a term widely used today, though its meaning is poorly grasped. Few people understand the circumstances requiring a jihad, or "holy" war, or how Islamic militants justify their violent actions within the framework of the religious tradition of Islam. How Islam, with more than one billion followers, interprets jihad and establishes its precepts has become a critical issue for both the Muslim and the non-Muslim world. |
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
SOURCES | 8 |
SHARIA REASONING | 43 |
POLITICS ETHICS AND WAR IN PREMODERN ISLAM | 97 |
ARMED RESISTANCE AND ISLAMIC TRADITION | 125 |
MILITARY ACTION AND POLITICAL AUTHORITY | 155 |
MUSLIM ARGUMENT AND THE WAR ON TERROR | 198 |
NOTES | 223 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 247 |
INDEX | 251 |