Salafi jihadism
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Salafi jihadism is a militant Sunni Islamist ideology that combines strict Salafi religious doctrine with the belief that armed jihad is a legitimate and necessary means to establish an Islamic state.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salafi jihadism canonical | 19 |
| Salafi Islamism | 1 |
| Salafi-jihadism | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamist ideology
ⓘ
militant ideology ⓘ religious-political movement ⓘ |
| advocates | armed jihad ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
global jihad
ⓘ
martyrdom operations ⓘ restoration of the caliphate ⓘ |
| basedOnDoctrine |
Salafi theology
ⓘ
surface form:
Salafism
|
| characterizedBy |
intolerance toward dissenting views
ⓘ
rejection of traditional Islamic jurisprudential pluralism ⓘ rigid literalism ⓘ |
| claimsLegitimacyFrom |
Quran
ⓘ
hadith ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Muslim Brotherhood-style Islamism
ⓘ
non-violent Salafism ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes | strict adherence to early Islamic practices ⓘ |
| encourages | hijra to conflict zones ⓘ |
| framesConflictAs | cosmic struggle between true Islam and unbelief ⓘ |
| gainedProminenceDuring |
Soviet–Afghan War
ⓘ
surface form:
Afghan-Soviet war
|
| goal |
establishment of an Islamic state
ⓘ
implementation of strict sharia law ⓘ |
| hasTransnationalCharacter | true ⓘ |
| ideologicallyOpposes |
Shia Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
Shiism
Sufism ⓘ Western influence in Muslim societies ⓘ liberal democracy ⓘ secularism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Islamist political thought
ⓘ
Salafi theology ⓘ jihadist interpretations of Islamic law ⓘ |
| justifiesViolenceThrough | selective scriptural interpretation ⓘ |
| linkedTo | various designated terrorist organizations ⓘ |
| prefers | direct action and violence ⓘ |
| promotes | takfir of perceived apostate Muslims ⓘ |
| rejects |
gradualist political participation
ⓘ
nationalist boundaries ⓘ |
| religiousBranchOf | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| seeksTo | purify Muslim societies from perceived innovations ⓘ |
| seesDemocracyAs | incompatible with divine sovereignty ⓘ |
| supports | violent struggle against perceived enemies of Islam ⓘ |
| targets |
Western states
ⓘ
local regimes deemed apostate ⓘ religious minorities ⓘ |
| uses | propaganda and media for recruitment ⓘ |
| viewsJihadAs |
individual religious duty
ⓘ
legitimate means of political change ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Salafi Islamism
this entity surface form:
Salafi-jihadism