And God knows the martyrs : martyrdom and violence in jihadi-salafism / Nathan S. French.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

French, Nathan S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jihad.

Salafīyah.

Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

xvi, 372 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]

Summary:

""Jihadi-Salafi narratives of martyrdom-seeking operations are filled with praise for what they label the exemplary self-renunciative acts of their martyrs performed as a model of the earliest traditions of Islam. While many studies evaluate the biographies of these would-be martyrs for evidence of social, psychological, political, or economic strain in an effort to rationalize what are often labelled "suicide bombings", this book argues that through their legal arguments debating martyrdom-seeking operations Jihadi-Salafis, including those fighting for al-Qaʻida, ISIS, and their affiliates, craft a theodicy meant to address the suffering and oppression faced by the global Muslim community. Taking as its source material legal arguments (fatwas), texts, pamphlets, magazines, forum posts, videos, and audio files from authors sympathetic to both al-Qaʻida and ISIS on the subjects of martyrdom operations, jurisprudence, and political philosophies, this book reveals that the Jihadi-Salafi legal debates on martyrdom-seeking re-arrange the basic objectives (maqāṣid) of the Shariʻa around the principles of maximizing the general welfare (maṣlaḥa) and promoting religion (dīn) above all other concerns - including the preservation of life. This utilitarian turn opens the possibility for formulating a meaningful engagement and critique of Jihadi-Salafi legal interpretation and theories of warfare within a broader, just war framework. However, as the jurists and propagandists of ISIS demonstrate, this turn also opens the possibility for the utilization of self-renunciative violence as engendering modes of state formation. ""-- Provided by publisher.

""Jihadi-Salafi narratives of martyrdom-seeking operations are filled with praise for what they label the exemplary self-renunciative acts of their martyrs performed as a model of the earliest traditions of Islam. While many studies evaluate the biographies of these would-be martyrs for evidence of social, psychological, political, or economic strain in an effort to rationalize what are often labelled "suicide bombings", this book argues that through their legal arguments debating martyrdom-seeking operations Jihadi-Salafis, including those fighting for al-Qa�ida, ISIS, and their affiliates, craft a theodicy meant to address the suffering and oppression faced by the global Muslim community. Taking as its source material legal arguments (fatwas), texts, pamphlets, magazines, forum posts, videos, and audio files from authors sympathetic to both al-Qa�ida and ISIS on the subjects of martyrdom operations, jurisprudence, and political philosophies, this book reveals that the Jihadi-Salafi legal debates on martyrdom-seeking re-arrange the basic objectives (maq�a�sid) of the Shari�a around the principles of maximizing the general welfare (ma�sla�ha) and promoting religion (d�in) above all other concerns - including the preservation of life. This utilitarian turn opens the possibility for formulating a meaningful engagement and critique of Jihadi-Salafi legal interpretation and theories of warfare within a broader, just war framework. However, as the jurists and propagandists of ISIS demonstrate, this turn also opens the possibility for the utilization of self-renunciative violence as engendering modes of state formation. ""-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A Note on Transliteration, Translation, and Sourcing

Glossary

Reference List of Jihadi-Salafi Jurists and Authors

Introduction: Jihadi-Salafism, Theodicy, and the Renunciation of Suffering

1. A Jihadi Salafi Legal Tradition? Debating Authority and Martyrdom

2. Performing a Renunciative Unity: On Jihadi-Salafi ʻAqīda and Minhaj

3. Intentional Suffering: Self-Renunciative Martyrdom Seeking in the Path of God

4. Of Debatable Benefit: Maṣlaḥa and the Tactic of Martyrdom-Seeking

5. Self-Renunciation and State Formation? Women, Men, and Constructing a Caliphate

Conclusion: "The Islamic State is Remaining and Expanding" On the Collapse of the Caliphate

Appendices

Bibliography

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: French, Nathan S., And God knows the martyrs

ISBN:

9780190092153

0190092157

OCLC:

1123180724

Publisher Number:

99984757272