![]() ![]() Most books on jihadism focus on what militant groups do, as well as the history of jihadism and the political context in which it evolved. Ayman al-Zawahiri, the co-founder and current leader of al-Qaeda, cites Ibn Taymiyyah, a medieval scholar, as saying that jihad “takes precedence over feeding the hungry, even if the hungry would starve as a result”. It is the ultimate means of defending and exalting Islam an obligation upon the individual, with no need for higher authority. It is not only equal to the five traditional pillars of Islam-the testimony of faith, regular prayer, giving alms, fasting during Ramadan and the pilgrimage to Mecca it is, in fact, the most important after the declaration of faith. For the likes of al-Qaeda and Islamic State (IS) real jihad is fighting for the sake of Allah. ![]()
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