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Consuming the jihad : an enquiry into the subculture of internet jihadism
No full textRecent years have seen a great deal of interest in phenomena such as Al Qaida ‘terrorism’, Islamic ‘radicalism’ or, increasingly, ‘jihadism’ - on the Internet. However, as I argue in this thesis, much work in these areas has been problematic for a number of reasons. Much literature has been narrowly focused on the security issues which it pre-judges the content to raise, and has therefore taken some aspects too literally while ignoring others. Conversely,
where authors have addressed ‘jihadi’ content or ‘electronic jihad’ as a phenomenon unto itself, they have had difficulty making sense of it within religious studies or political communication frameworks. In this dissertation, I propose an alternative approach. Deliberately eschewing frameworks based on pre-existing conceptions of religion or politics, I draw, instead, on the academic literature on fandom and subcultural media consumption.
Using this conceptual lens, I attempt to analyse jihadism on the Internet (which I define in terms of online consumption of, and identification with self-described ‘jihadi’ content) as a subcultural phenomenon on its own terms. I argue that, without necessarily denying the role that beliefs and ideals expressed in ‘jihadi’ content may sometimes have in sustaining the
physical violence of the ‘global jihad’, the cultural practices which constitute Internet
jihadism have a tactical logic of their own which may not always coincide with the ‘strategic’ interests of ‘global jihad’. By better understanding what ‘ordinary' jihadis, most of whom will never participate in violence, get out of their practices, and how they negotiate the apparent contradictions of their situation, I suggest that we may be better placed to understand not only why some jihadis ‘fail’ to negotiate these contradictions, but also,
perhaps, to raise questions about how popular media consumption works more generally
Jihad Beyond Islam
No full text'Jihad' is a highly charged word. Often mistranslated as 'Holy War', it has become synonymous with terrorism. Current political events have entirely failed to take account of the subtlety and complexity of jihad. Like many concepts with a long history, different cultural ideas have influenced the religious aspects of jihad. As a result its original meaning has been adapted, modified and destabilized - never more than at the present time. How does jihad manifest itself in Muslims' everyday lives? What impact has 9/11 and its backlash had on jihad? By observing the current crisis of identity among ordinary Muslims, this timely book explores why, and in what circumstances Muslims speak of jihad. In the end, jihad is what Muslims say it is. Marranci offers us a nuanced and sophisticated anthropological understanding of Muslims' lives far beyond the predictable cliches.Have a look at the author´s blog hereExplores the different cultural ideas that have influenced the religious aspects of jihad. 'jihad', a term often mistranslated as 'Holy War', has become synonymous with terrorism. This book, by observing the crisis of identity among ordinary Muslims, explores why, and in what circumstances Muslims speak of jihad.Gabriele Marranci is Lecturer in the Anthropology of Religion, School of Divinity and Religious Studies, University of Aberdeen. He is the founding editor of Contemporary Islam: Dynamics of Muslim Life
Jihad Beyond Islam
No full text'Jihad' is a highly charged word. Often mistranslated as 'Holy War', it has become synonymous with terrorism. Current political events have entirely failed to take account of the subtlety and complexity of jihad. Like many concepts with a long history, different cultural ideas have influenced the religious aspects of jihad. As a result its original meaning has been adapted, modified and destabilized - never more than at the present time. How does jihad manifest itself in Muslims' everyday lives? What impact has 9/11 and its backlash had on jihad? By observing the current crisis of identity among ordinary Muslims, this timely book explores why, and in what circumstances Muslims speak of jihad. In the end, jihad is what Muslims say it is. Marranci offers us a nuanced and sophisticated anthropological understanding of Muslims' lives far beyond the predictable cliches.Have a look at the author´s blog hereExplores the different cultural ideas that have influenced the religious aspects of jihad. 'jihad', a term often mistranslated as 'Holy War', has become synonymous with terrorism. This book, by observing the crisis of identity among ordinary Muslims, explores why, and in what circumstances Muslims speak of jihad.Gabriele Marranci is Lecturer in the Anthropology of Religion, School of Divinity and Religious Studies, University of Aberdeen. He is the founding editor of Contemporary Islam: Dynamics of Muslim Life
KONSTRUKSI PEMAHAMAN HADIS TENTANG JIHAD MENURUT YUSUF AL-QARADHAWI (STUDI ATAS BUKU FIQIH JIHAD)
No full textThe various editorials of the texts bring out the various meanings of jihad from various perspectives of the scholars. But apart from that these understandings also become socio-religious problems. The rise of terrorism cases in Indonesia and other countries is associated with mandatory orders for jihad for all Muslims in the world. This has sparked hostility for all religious communities from various backgrounds, including a well-known contemporary scholar, Yusuf al-Qaradawi. so that his work appeared with the title Fiqh Al-Jihad: Dirasah Muqaranah li Ahkamihi wa falsafatihi fi Dlaui Al-Qur'ani wa Al-Sunnah.
From the book Fiqh Jihad, the author tries to explore the understanding of hadiths about jihad according to Yusuf al-Qaradawi. In this case, the formulation of the problem is how is Yusuf al-Qaradawi's understanding of the hadith about jihad in the book Fiqh Jihad? And what is the relevance of Yusuf al-Qaradawi's understanding of the phenomenon of jihad that occurs in Indonesia? This research is a type of library research by looking for literature studies related to Yusuf al-Qaradawi and his essays, especially those that discuss his views on jihad in the book Fiqh Jihad and his understanding of hadith.
Yusuf al-Qaradawi's understanding of hadith jihad uses thematic methods, namely collecting hadith quotations and safely verifying them from reliable sources. The approach used by Yusuf al-Qaradawi in understanding the hadith is the hermeneutic approach. Preaching using today's technology such as social media is an effort to spread Islamic teachings, and also to defend the country's economy, including today's jihad, according to Yusuf al-Qaradawi's meaning of jihad
Jihad – Islamic Holy War
No full textCelem artykułu jest próba wyjaśnienia kontrowersji i nieporozumień narosłych
wokół muzułmańskiej koncepcji świętej wojny – dżihadu. Idea dżihadu została ukazana
w kontekście innych obowiązków nałożonych na muzułmanów. Autor dokonuje historycznego
przeglądu wybranych stanowisk i analizy leksykalnej badanego zagadnienia.
Omawiając dżihad z dwóch punktów widzenia: jako agresywną wojnę z niewiernymi
z jednej strony i walkę, jaką toczą wyznawcy Allaha z własnymi słabościami, aby stać
się lepszymi muzułmanami z drugiej strony, autor stara się wykazać metodologiczną
słuszność obu stanowisk. Jednak w jego ocenie wielu współczesnych muzułmanów
odwołując się do terminu „dżihad”, nie nadaje mu znaczenia duchowego czy pacyfistycznego,
a raczej podkreśla agresywność działań i ich militarny charakter. Zarówno
na płaszczyźnie socjologicznej, jak i historycznej w odwołaniu do Koranu pojęcie
dżihadu jest jednoznaczne i mówi o wojnie muzułmanów prowadzonej w imię Boga
w obronie lub w celu rozpowszechniania islamu i w taki sposób był rozumiany przez
wielkich muzułmańskich jurystów.
W konkluzji autor próbuje dowieść, że dżihad pojmowany jako święta wojna
z niewiernymi i będący jego konsekwencją dżihadyzm są jednymi z najbardziej niebezpiecznych
wyzwań przed jakimi stoi współczesny świat. Celem walki, którą toczą
dżihadyści, nie jest zmuszenie wszystkich niewiernych do przyjęcia islamu, ale dążenie
do wprowadzenia islamskiego prawa – szariatu – na całej ziemi. Z tych powodów dżihadyzm
jest problemem globalnym i nie dotyczy tylko Zachodu.
W ocenie autora dżihadyzm jest nowym kierunkiem w islamskiej myśli politycznej,
zapoczątkowanym przez Hassana al-Banę i Sayyida Qutba, jako bunt przeciwko
Zachodowi w celu ustanowienia islamskiego porządku na całym globie przy wykorzystaniu
wszelkich możliwych środków. W przekonaniu dżihadystów rządy islamu, pokój
i powszechny dobrobyt uda się zaprowadzić jedynie przy pomocy dżihadu – świętej
wojny z niewiernymi.
Przedstawione przez autora wywody w pełni uprawniają do postawienia tezy, że
chociaż dzisiaj dla dżihadystów głównym wrogiem jest Zachód, to zgodnie z ich celem
ostatecznym po pokonaniu dhimmi na Zachodzie przyjdzie czas na bałwochwalców na
Wschodzie.The aim of the article is to clear the controversies and misunderstandings behind
the concept of the Muslim holy war – Jihad. The article presents Jihad in relation to other
obligations that are imposed on Muslims. Next, the author offers a historical overview
of selected opinions and a lexical analysis of the idea. In his analysis of two particular
points of view: Jihad as an aggressive war against non-Muslims, on the one hand,
and the struggle that Allah’s followers wage against their own weaknesses in order to
become better Muslims, on the other hand, the author tries to prove the methodological
legitimacy of both approaches. Still, he believes that many contemporary Muslims do
not refer to Jihad meaning the spiritual or pacifistic struggle, but aggressive and military
activities. Both sociologically and historically, based on the teachings of Qur’an Jihad
unequivocally means Muslim warfare in the name of God in order to protect or promote
Islam as it was understood by great Muslim jurists.
In conclusion, the author proves that Jihad was perceived as a holy war against the
non-believers, as the consequent Jihadism, are the most dangerous challenges that the
modern world has to face. The aim of the Jihadist war is not to force all Non-Muslims
to convert to Islam, but to introduce Shariat law all over the world. Therefore, Jihad is
a global issue that concerns not only the Western world.
The author believes that Jihadism is a new direction in the Islamist political belief
that was first expressed by Hassan al-Bana and Sayyid Qutba in their protest against the
West. Its aim was to establish a global Islamist rule using any means available. Jihadists
believe that the Islamist rule, peace and general prosperity can only be achieved by
means of Jihad – the holy war against non-believers.
The author proves that although Jihadists consider the West to be their enemy, their
ultimate goal, after they defeat dhimmis in the West, is to crack down on the idolaters
in the East
Menafsir Makna “Jihad” dalam Konteks Kekinian
No full textThis article aims to explore the meaning of jihad in the perspective of contextual interpretation. In this study, the Mawdlū‘ī (thematic) Tafsir method used to catch a big picture or spirit of text, with the tool as a analysis tool in the form of two approaches, namely: Historical (Historical) and Hermeneutic Approaches. From the results of the study, get conclusion that jihad, which has often been reduced by some people as a war against different beliefs (the others), turns out to have a far more substantial meaning and is relevant to the present context. The meaning of the author is that jihad strives to uphold human values, oppose tyranny, uphold justice. In this case, jihad is broadly interpreted not merely as a war against the enemy, but to fight against injustice, tyranny, social pathoologies such as poverty, ignorance, and most importantly, jihad against oneself
Jihad in Islamic Juridical Discourses
No full textThe purpose behind this theses is to introduce the doctrine of jihad as a legal concept established in Muslim jurisprudence [fiqh] through the analysis of Arabic primary medieval legal sources and the writings of contemporary Islamic intellectuals. Firstly, its author will focus on the notion of jihad in classical Muslim jurisprudence and then proceed to examine the modern reinterpretations of jihad. The introduction provides and insight into the basic features of the religious law of Islam and its system. The second chapter is concerned with the definition of jihad and siyar in the books of fiqh as a regulatory basis governing the conduct of military expeditions. Then, it reviews the interpretative issues faced by Muslim exegets of the Quran and hadith posed by the application of abrogation mechanism [nasch] and analyses the early writings on jihad with respect to their structure, areas of regulation covered and the use of legal arguments and sources by their authors. The analyzed works include hadith collections of Al-Bukhari, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majja and the books of Malik and Al-Shaybani considered as the first codifications of Islamic laws of war. The third chapter presents the substantive rules of jihad as discussed by ibn Rushd in his legal handbook Bidayat al mujtahid which entails limits on..
KONSEP JIHAD DALAM SHAHIH AL-BUKHARI (STUDI ANALISIS JIHAD KITAB FATH AL-BARI KARYA IBNU HAJAR AL-ASQALANI)
No full textJihad is always associated with the term war, ignorance of the meaning of jihad leads to a deviation from the true meaning of jihad. So that people are very easily infiltrated about radicalism ideas, as a result there are anarchist actions and even suicide bombings occur in the name of their actions as part of jihad. In this study the author used the library research method, by going through various sources of primary data, namely in the form of books, the book of authentic hadith al-Bukari and the book of Syarah Fath al-Bari as well as other books, and secondary data which contains writings which is useful with the subject matter and studied comes from articles, journals and internet sites. After conducting this research, it can be seen how the concept of jihad is in accordance with the provisions of Islamic law, especially in the hadiths of Sahih al-Bukhari and also in the syarah books, especially in the book of Syarah Fath al-Bari which explains jihad, that in this study jihad is not only identified with war, but is very broad, including jihad on parents, jihad against passions and others, so that after this research we can find out how the concept of jihad is in accordance with Islamic teachings so that we are not easily exposed to radical ideas. Hopefully in the future, people's lives can be realized based on noble moral values as taught by Rasulullah SAW. And eliminate all forms of misunderstanding regarding the meaning of jihad
Fiqih Perserikatan Wanita Dalam Politik dan Jihad
No full textThis scientific article aims to provide understanding and knowledge to readers about the jurisprudence of women's unions in political matters and also women's unions in wars and jihad such as what is good and what Allah accepts. Because many people think that the woman is only a housewife whose job is to educate children and serve their husbands. That women are also allowed to participate in politics and jihad. And there are laws in jihad. The method used for the research of this scientific article uses a qualitative descriptive method that is the data that has been obtained by the author presented in the discussion. In obtaining data the author uses literature in the form of books and journals, and also international journals
Jihad
No full textWhat are the factors which have made South Africa so appealing to terrorist and radical islamic organisations? What role has South Africa played within global Jihad? This book examines how South Africa has come to play a major role in global terror networks stemming from growing criminality and corruption within state structures. It also examines the interaction between local and foreign extremist elements which undermine South Africa’s security. The author brings the discussion beyond the usual mundane academic treatise to the sharp reality of the global dangers of politicised Islam – a muslim talking candidly about Islam
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