The Traditionalist Salafis’ Perspective and Discourse on Militant Jihād
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20249294 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mashail Haydar Ali (University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 109 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Humanities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0787 • E-ISSN: 2076-0787 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/h8020109 |
| OpenAlex | W2947326129 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This paper argues that the jihādi ideology draws upon the authentic and normative traditionalist salafi epistemology, which provides a moral and theological justification for militant jihād. In the current climate of political unrest and conflicts in the Middle East, maintaining a nexus between jihād and authentic Islam is crucial for traditionalist salafism in pursuit of authority, relevance and political interests. Through the misappropriation of the Meccan-Medinan trajectory and the concepts of nasẖ (abrogation) and ʾijmāʿ (consensus), the input of salafi scholars and preachers revitalizes the discourse around militant jihād as a legitimate vehicle for change and consequently propels jihādi ideology forward
Art · Epistemology · Ideology · Islam · Militant · Normative · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Theology · Unrest · Education and Islamic Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |