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Contents 1 Parent topics 2 Subtopics 2.1 Doctrine 2.2 Groups 2.3 Leaders 3 Other related topics

Parent topics

• Islam [r]: Religion founded by Muhammad whose sacred book is the Qur'an (Koran). [e]
• Sunni [r]: The main branch of Islam, which treats authority as following in the line of the first four "righteously guided" caliphs, as opposed to the Shi'ite dynastic line from the son-in-law of the Prophet [e]
  • Caliphate [r]: An Islamic form of government in which one person acts as head of state, head of government and head of religion; also the jurisdiction of such a government. [e]
• Shi'ite [r]: A significant branch of Islam, which generally treats authority as following in the dynastic line from Ali, son-in-law of the Prophet [e]
• Sharia [r]: The Muslim system of law and rule of conduct inspired by the Qu'ran, the Sunna, traditional law systems, and the Hadiths. [e]

Subtopics

Doctrine

• Al-wala’ wa’l-bara’ [r]: A Muslim, primarily Salafist belief that the faithful should show exclusive allegiance to Allah and Islam, and repudiation of unbelief and unbelievers, not associating with non-Muslims [e]
• Salafism [r]: A strict branch of Sunni Islam, dedicated to the restoration of the Caliphate, often by means of armed jihad [e]
• Shirk [r]: An Arabic word literally meaning polytheism, but interpreted by some Salafist clerics, such as Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, to include allegiance to any government, even ostensibly Islamist, which does not follow strict Sharia law. [e]
• Takfir [r]: A Muslim, primarily Salafist practice of excommunication or shunning of non-observant Muslims; it may extend to killing them [e]

Groups

• al-Qaida [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan [r]: A Central Asian jihadist movement, centered on the Ferghana Valley, where the borders of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzistan, and Tajikistan meet; affiliated with the Taliban and al-Qaeda and may be based in Afghanistan [e]
• Jaish-e-Mohammed [r]: A Pakistani jihadist group focused on Kashmir; formed with assistance of Inter-Services Intelligence; listed as a terrorist organization by the United States [e]
• Jamaat al-Islamiyya [r]: An Egyptian jihadist organization, derived from the Muslim Brotherhood, which conducted terror operations primarily in Egypt in the 1990s; it has renounced violence but members have affiliated with al-Qaeda and other groups [e]
• Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan [r]: A Muslim clerical party of Pakistan, currently condemning both the Taliban and U.S. attacks, and participating in the government [e]

Leaders

• Abdullah Azzam [r]: A Salafist legal scholar and jihadist, who formed the Services Office supporting the Afghanistan War (1978-92) with Osama bin Laden, one of the organizations that formed al-Qaeda [e]
• Osama bin Laden [r]: A radical jihadist who founded, with Ayman al-Zawahiri, a group known as al-Qaeda, which is credited with a series of terrorist attacks. [e]
• Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi [r]: A Salafist theologian with much influence on Jihad, currently in Jordan; some affiliation with al-Qaeda but not necessarily in full agreement with their approach [e]
• Sayyid Qutb [r]: Born in 1906, radicalized in 1951, and executed in 1966, an influential theorist of Salafist revolutionary Islam; considered one of the two spiritual fathers of al-Qaeda and the mentor of Ayman al-Zawahiri [e]
• Ibn Tamiyya [r]: A medieval Sunni Islamic theologian of the Hanbali school, who set the theoretical framework on which modern Salafism depends [e]
• Abu Basir al-Tartusi [r]: A Syrian-born Salafist theologian, living in London, highly visible on the Internet and a prominent pro-jihad theoretician [e]
• Ayman al-Zawahiri [r]: Generally considered the #2 leader of al-Qaeda, an Egyptian physician who was mentored, in a faction of the Muslim Brotherhood, by Sayyid Qutb [e]

Other related topics

• Globalization [r]: The interaction of peoples, cultures, and businesses worldwide, which tend to overcome traditional national and cultural boundaries [e]
• Benjamin Barber [r]: Political scientist and author, now at Demos, books include Jihad vs. McWorld: How Globalism and Tribalism are Reshaping the World [e]
  • Jihad vs. McWorld: How Globalism and Tribalism are Reshaping the WorldJihad vs. McWorld: How Globalism and Tribalism are Reshaping the World [r]: A book by Benjamin Barber, first published in 1995, examining the interaction of globalization and consumerism with religious fundamentalism and tribalism; McDonald's, MTV, and Macintosh are used as icons for consumerism [e]
• Samuel Huntington [r]: An American political scientist, futurist and sociologist (1927-2008), with numerous academic and government posts; well known for his "clash of civilizations" theories and analysis of the motivations of soldiers [e]
• The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order [r]: A book, by Samuel Huntington, assuming a fundamental conflict between civilizations of different cultures, and discussing grand strategy to deal with this conflict [e]
• Sayyid Qutb [r]: Born in 1906, radicalized in 1951, and executed in 1966, an influential theorist of Salafist revolutionary Islam; considered one of the two spiritual fathers of al-Qaeda and the mentor of Ayman al-Zawahiri [e]
  • Milestones [r]: Add brief definition or description