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PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 31/01/2026
What is Jihadi-Salafism and how does it relate to classical Islam? Scholars of Terrorism Studies argue that `Jihadism' and Salafism are derivatives of Wahhabism and lie on the ideological margins of the Islamic tradition. This book challenges this narrative, demonstrating that concepts associated with the terms - including `divine sovereignty', `jihad' and `the caliphate' - are utilised by Salafi Ulama in connection with the following disparate classical Islamic traditions: Shafi?ite legal theory during the Mongol invasions; Ottoman and Indian anti-colonial ?anafite thought; Malikite and Shafi?ite `political jurisprudence'; and the literalism of the Yemeni luminary Mu?ammad al-Shawkani (d. 1834). This is the first book to disaggregate linear histories of Jihadi-Salafism by shifting the focus from Wahhabism to Sunnism, including Maturidite and Ash?arite doctrinal schools and the `four schools' of law. Based on archival research and interviews, it examines the thought of diverse Ulama, ranging from ?Abdullah ?Azzam to Abu Mu?ammad al-Maqdisi. It highlights their profound commitment to the classical Islamic sciences, as well as their distinct interpretations of historical crises that befell the premodern Umma, ultimately articulating a vision for its future.Binding: Hardback