Defense of the Muslim Lands
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Defense of the Muslim Lands is an influential Islamist treatise by Abdullah Azzam that argues for the religious obligation of armed jihad to defend Muslim territories under attack.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamist treatise
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book ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
Muslims worldwide must assist in defending any Muslim land under attack
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armed jihad becomes an individual obligation when Muslim territories are invaded ⓘ defensive jihad takes precedence over other voluntary religious acts ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Afghan Arab fighters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
transnational jihadism ⓘ |
| author | Abdullah Azzam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | widely distributed in jihadist circles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Pakistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Muslim governments perceived as passive toward foreign aggression
ⓘ
Muslim scholars who discourage participation in jihad ⓘ |
| doctrine | fard ayn nature of defensive jihad ⓘ |
| focus | obligation of jihad when Muslim lands are attacked ⓘ |
| format |
booklet
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pamphlet ⓘ |
| genre |
political theology
ⓘ
religious jurisprudence ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Defense of the Muslim Lands: The First Obligation After Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | Defense of the Muslim Lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Soviet–Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideologicalOrientation | Islamism ⓘ |
| influenced |
foreign fighter mobilization to Afghanistan
ⓘ
global jihadist movements ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Afghan jihad against the Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
classical Sunni jurisprudence on jihad ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
armed jihad
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defense of Muslim territories ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on later jihadist ideologues
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systematic argument that defensive jihad is an individual duty ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| religiousLegalClaim |
defensive jihad is individually obligatory (fard ayn)
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state permission is not required for defensive jihad ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSchool | Salafi-jihadi interpretation ⓘ |
| supports | armed resistance against foreign occupation of Muslim lands ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Islamist activists
ⓘ
Muslim youth ⓘ |
| theme |
martyrdom in battle
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religious duty to protect Muslim civilians ⓘ solidarity of the global Muslim community (ummah) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ideological justification of foreign fighter recruitment
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religious legitimation of armed struggle in Afghanistan ⓘ |
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