Join the Caravan
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"Join the Caravan" is an influential jihadist manifesto by Abdullah Azzam that advocates armed struggle and has significantly shaped modern Islamist militant ideology.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamist ideological text
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jihadist manifesto ⓘ |
| advocates |
armed struggle
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participation in jihad battlefields ⓘ sacrifice in the path of God ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | Ilhaq bil-Qafilah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Afghan-Soviet war
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
foreign fighters in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| author | Abdullah Azzam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation |
translated into multiple languages
ⓘ
widely distributed in jihadist circles ⓘ |
| framework | binary worldview of believers versus enemies ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamist propaganda
ⓘ
religious-political tract ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late Cold War era ⓘ |
| ideology | Salafi-jihadism ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to transnationalization of jihad
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helped systematize modern jihadist doctrine ⓘ |
| influenced |
al-Qaeda ideology
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global Islamist militancy ⓘ modern jihadist movements ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Afghan jihad against the Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamist revivalist thought ⓘ |
| justifies | violent struggle as religiously legitimate ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| linkedTo | global jihadist propaganda corpus ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
armed jihad
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martyrdom ⓘ religious duty of jihad ⓘ |
| moralClaim | argues that abandoning jihad is sinful ⓘ |
| portrays | jihad fighters as heroes and martyrs ⓘ |
| positionOnJihad | presents jihad as an individual obligation (fard ayn) under certain conditions ⓘ |
| publishingForm |
booklet
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pamphlet ⓘ |
| religiousBasis |
selective interpretation of Quranic verses
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selective interpretation of hadith ⓘ |
| religiousJustification | frames jihad as path to salvation ⓘ |
| statusInMilitantCircles |
canonical text
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foundational ideological reference ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Muslim youth
ⓘ
potential foreign fighters ⓘ |
| title | Join the Caravan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
ideological training material
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recruitment tool for jihadist groups ⓘ |
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