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From the time of Muhammad, the final prophet of Islam, many Muslim states and empires have been involved in warfare. The concept of jihad, the religious duty to struggle, has long been associated with struggles for promoting a religion, although some observers refer to such struggle as "the lesser jihad" by comparison with inner spiritual striving. Islamic jurisprudence on war differentiates between illegitimate and legitimate warfare and prescribes proper and improper conduct by combatants. Numerous conquest wars as well as armed anti-colonial military campaigns were waged as jihads.
spiritual striving. Islamic jurisprudence on war differentiates between illegitimate and legitimate warfare and prescribes proper and improper conduct by...
War against Islam is a term used to describe a concerted effort to harm, weaken or annihilate the societal system of Islam, using military, economic, social...
(Islamic scholars) as the correct Islamic manner, expected to be obeyed by Muslims, in times of war. Some scholars and Muslim religious figures describe...
politically and religiously-motivated violence dates back to the early history of Islam. Islam has its origins in the behavior, sayings, and rulings of...
The rules and regulations concerning prisoners of war in Islam are covered in manuals of Islamic jurisprudence, based upon Islamic teachings, in both the...
Christianity andIslam are the two largest religions in the world, with 2.8 billion and 1.9 billion adherents, respectively. Both religions are considered...
The Second Fitna was a period of general political and military disorder and civil war in the Islamic community during the early Umayyad Caliphate. It followed...
government, and dar al-harb (lit. territory of war), denoting adjoining non-Islamic lands whose rulers are "called upon" to accept Islam. The Arabic singular...
lifetime), the history of Islam, and elements of political movements outside Islam. Traditional political concepts in Islam include leadership by elected...
Islam (/ˈɪzlɑːm, ˈɪzlæm/ IZ-la(h)m; Arabic: ٱلْإِسْلَام, romanized: al-Islām, IPA: [alʔɪsˈlaːm], lit. 'submission [to the will of God]') is an Abrahamic...
Belief and practice in Magic in Islam is "widespread and pervasive" and a "vital element of everyday life and practice", both historically and currently...
The Crisis of Islam: Holy Warand Unholy Terror is a book written by Bernard Lewis. The nucleus of the book was an article published in The New Yorker...
civil war in the Islamic community. It led to the overthrow of the Rashidun Caliphate and the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate. The civil war involved...
Islamic extremism, Islamist extremism or radical Islam refers a set of extremist beliefs, behaviors and ideology within Islam. These terms remain contentious...
(656–661 CE), a war of succession in the Rashidun Caliphate between Ali and the Umayyads (and Aisha) Second Fitna (c. 680/683–c. 685/692 CE), a war between the...
Islam concerns the political, social, economic, military, and cultural developments of the Islamic civilization. Most historians believe that Islam originated...
Khadduri, Warand Peace in the Law of Islam (The Johns Hopkins Press, 1955), pp. 74–80 Lewis, Bernard (2004). The Crisis of Islam: Holy Warand Unholy Terror...
Islamism (also often called political Islam) is a religio-political ideology. The advocates of Islamism, also known as "al-Islamiyyun", are dedicated...
between Islamand music has long been a complex and controversial matter. Many Muslims believe that the Qur'an and Sunnah prohibit music (instruments and singing);...
Islamic schools and branches have different understandings of Islam. There are many different sects or denominations, schools of Islamic jurisprudence...
Many states began to intervene against the Islamic State, in both the Syrian Civil Warand the War in Iraq (2013–2017), in response to its rapid territorial...
of Salafism and Wahhabism (by region) IslamandwarIslamand violence Holy war in IslamIslamic extremism Islamic fundamentalism Islamic terrorism Jihadist...
perspectives on the relationship of Islamand democracy among Islamic political theorists, the general Muslim public, and Western authors. Many Muslim scholars...
independence, left-wing intellectuals portrayed Islam as a powerful opposing force in the Liberation War to further their political agenda. Despite this...
actions, and the silent approval of the Islamic prophet Muhammad as transmitted through chains of narrators), as well as by the opinions of legal and religious...
Islam is a major religious minority in the Russian Federation, which has the largest Muslim population in Europe. According to the US Department of State...
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from civic affairs and the state—has been a controversial concept in Islamic political thought, owing in part to historical factors and in part to the ambiguity...