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A quietist Jihadi, the ideology and influence of Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, Joas Wagemakers

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A quietist Jihadi

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Joas Wagemakers

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the ideology and influence of Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi

Since 9/11, the Jordanian Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi (b. West Bank, 1959) has emerged as one of the most important radical Muslim thinkers alive today. While al-Maqdisi may not be a household name in the West, his influence amongst like-minded Muslims stretches across the world from Jordan - where he lives today - to Southeast Asia. His writings and teachings on Salafi Islam have inspired terrorists from Europe to the Middle East, including Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi, the former leader of al-Qa'ida in Iraq, and Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama Bin Laden's successor as the head of al-Qa'ida Central. This groundbreaking book, which is the first comprehensive assessment of al-Maqdisi, his life, ideology, and influence, is based on his extensive writings and those of other jihadis, as well as on interviews that the author conducted with (former) jihadis, including al-Maqdisi himself. It is a serious and intense work of scholarship that uses this considerable archive to explain and interpret al-Maqdisi's particular brand of Salafism. More broadly, the book offers an alternative, insider perspective on the rise of radical Islam, with a particular focus on Salafi opposition movements in Saudi Arabia and Jordan.--, Provided by publisher

Part 1. al-Maqdisi's Life and his Place in the Jihadi Ideological Spectrum, 1959-2009: Wavering between quietism and jihadism; al-Maqdisi's quietist jihadi-Salafi ʻAqīda; al-Maqdisi's quietist jihadi-Salafi Manhaj -- Part II. al-Maqdisi's Influence on the Saudi Islamic Opposition, 1989-2005: Saudi Arabia's post-Gulf War opposition; al-Qaʻida on the Arabian Peninsula -- Part III. al-Maqdisi's Influence on the Development of al-Walāʼ wa-l-Barāʼ, 1984-2009: The revival of al-Istiʻāna bi-l-kuffār; 'Salafising' Jihad -- Part IV. al-Maqdisi's Influence on the Jordanian Jihadi-Salafi Community, 1992-2009: Guidance to the seekers; The leader of the Jordanian jihadi-Salafi community?