Warrant for terror : fatwas of radical Islam and the duty of jihad / Shmuel Bar.
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TextSeries: Hoover studies in politics, economics, and societyPublication details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2008.Edition: 1st pbk. edDescription: 1 online resource (xvi, 138 pages)Content type: - text
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- 9781461646853
- 1461646855
- 363.325/1 22
- HV6431
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Originally published: 2006.
"Published in cooperation with Hoover Institution."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-133) and index.
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.
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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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