UID:
almafu_9959230897302883
Format:
1 online resource (155 p.)
ISBN:
1-283-62574-1
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1-4616-4685-5
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9786613938190
Series Statement:
Hoover studies in politics, economics, and society
Content:
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.
Note:
"Published in cooperation with Hoover Institution."
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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.
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-7425-5121-0
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
