Any armed uprising against such a state is not jihad-it is baghawat (rebellion), a major sin in Islam. Qur’anic injunctions command: “Obey Allah, obey the Messenger, and those in authority ...

Oct 20, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) throws a pass during the first quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at Huntington Bank Field. Mandatory Credit ...

A 14th-century fatwa (a religious edict) by Sunni Muslim scholar Ibn Taymiyyah branded Alawites as “infidels”. This fatwa continues to circulate in areas under government control.

In Naser's case, the alleged bomb parts were seized from his home and vehicle months after he was accused of downloading and watching a bomb-building tutorial from Ibn Taymiyyah Media Center (ITMC ...

Spiritual and political guidance among the Druze has traditionally derived from the religious scholars of the Sheikh Al-Aql [Amer Alsayed Ali/TNA] In the centre of Suweida’s sprawling provincial ...

Example: Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (1910–1999), former Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, advocated the necessity of jihad against non-believers, a view referenced by extremists. The Concept of “Defensive Jihad” ...

Their paths diverged as early as the 9th century, when the Syrian Alawite sect first emerged under Muhammad ibn Nusayr, while Morocco’s Alaouites trace their lineage through a different branch ...

Ibn Taymiyyah prescribed the unconventional inghimas tactic as an important part of jihad centuries ago. Indeed, due to its scholarly justification and adaptability to various settings, it continues ...

Biography and career of ibn taymiyyah Ibn Taymiyyah is an emblematic figure of Islam, recognized for his major contributions in the fields of theology, jurisprudence and philosophy. Born in 1263 in ...

FILE - Pakistan Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani is shown on Sept. 21, 2023. After Iran's airstrike targeting Jaish al-Adl, Jilani told his Iranian counterpart that unilateral actions could ...

A visit to both these places would hark back to a past, which Dunn has perpetuated in a book: The Adventures of Ibn Battuta, a Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century.