Jihad

The Origin of Holy War in Islam

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Middle East Religions, Islam, History, Middle East
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Author: Reuven Firestone ISBN: 9780190284336
Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication: December 30, 1999
Imprint: Oxford University Press Language: English
Author: Reuven Firestone
ISBN: 9780190284336
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication: December 30, 1999
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Language: English

While there exists no evidence to date that the indigenous inhabitants of Arabia knew of holy war prior to Islam, holy war ideas and behaviors appear already among Muslims during the first generation. This book focuses on why and how such a seemingly radical development took place. Basing his hypothesis on evidence from the Qur'an and early Islamic literary sources, Firestone locates the origin of Islamic holy war and traces its evolution as a response to the changes affecting the new community of Muslims in its transition from ancient Arabian culture to the religious civilization of Islam.

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While there exists no evidence to date that the indigenous inhabitants of Arabia knew of holy war prior to Islam, holy war ideas and behaviors appear already among Muslims during the first generation. This book focuses on why and how such a seemingly radical development took place. Basing his hypothesis on evidence from the Qur'an and early Islamic literary sources, Firestone locates the origin of Islamic holy war and traces its evolution as a response to the changes affecting the new community of Muslims in its transition from ancient Arabian culture to the religious civilization of Islam.

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