Signs of the Merciful in the Jihad of Afghanistan
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Signs of the Merciful in the Jihad of Afghanistan is an influential jihadist text by Abdullah Azzam that documents and glorifies the Afghan-Soviet war as a divinely sanctioned struggle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Signs of the Merciful in the Jihad of Afghanistan canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Islamist propaganda work
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jihadist text ⓘ religious-political book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
glorify jihad in Afghanistan
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legitimize armed struggle against the Soviet Union ⓘ motivate foreign fighters ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Afghan Arab networks
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Maktab al-Khidamat NERFINISHED ⓘ global jihadist movement ⓘ |
| author | Abdullah Azzam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation |
used in recruitment networks
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widely distributed among Arab volunteers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Afghanistan
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Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Afghan mujahideen
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Soviet–Afghan conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
miraculous interventions by God
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reward for martyrs ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamist literature
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jihadist literature ⓘ religious propaganda ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War
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Soviet intervention in Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Islamism
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Salafi jihadism ⓘ |
| influenced |
foreign fighter mobilization to Afghanistan
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later jihadist propaganda ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Afghan–Soviet War
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jihad in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
battlefield stories
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collection of anecdotes ⓘ |
| portrays |
Soviet forces as enemies of Islam
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mujahideen as divinely supported ⓘ |
| portraysAs |
divinely sanctioned struggle
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religious duty ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Defense of the Muslim Lands
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Join the Caravan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Muslim readers
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prospective foreign fighters ⓘ |
| theologicalFrame |
defensive jihad
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martyrdom ideology ⓘ |
| uses |
Quranic verses
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hadith citations ⓘ miracle stories ⓘ |
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