Jihad in classical and modern Islam : a reader /
The notion of Jihad ("Holy War") is very much alive in the Islamic world, and plays a prominent political role. In the West, Jihad is often associated with violence and fanaticism. Muslims, however, emphasize that the real meaning is "effort toward a religiously commendable aim"...
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Princeton :
Markus Wiener,
[1996]
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| Series: | Princeton series on the Middle East.
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