Two. The “Greater Jihad” and the “Lesser Jihad”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface to the Second Edition ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. One. Qur’an and Conquest 5
7. Two. The “Greater Jihad” and the “Lesser Jihad” 32
8. Three. The Crystallization of Jihad Theory: Crusade and Counter-Crusade 49
9. Four. Jihad during the Nineteenth Century: Renewal and Resistance 73
10. Five. Radical Islam and Contemporary Jihad Theory 93
11. Six. Globalist Radical Islam and Martyrdom Operations 128
12. Seven. The Rise of Jihadi States 162
13. Afterword 179
14. Appendix: Some Translated Documents 185
15. Timeline 243
16. Glossary 245
17. Notes 247
18. Bibliography 271
19. Index 287