Book contents
- The Caravan
- Frontispiece
- The Caravan
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Timelines
- Maps
- Illustrations
- Table and Figure
- Acknowledgments
- Maps
- Introduction
- Prologue
- 1 Palestinian
- 2 Brother
- 3 Fighter
- 4 Scholar
- 5 Vagabond
- 6 Writer
- 7 Pioneer
- 8 Diplomat
- 9 Manager
- 10 Recruiter
- 11 Ideologue
- 12 Mujahid
- 13 Resident
- 14 Enemy
- 15 Martyr
- 16 Icon
- Conclusion
- Note on Sources
- Overview of Abdallah Azzam’s Works
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
11 - Ideologue
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 February 2020
- The Caravan
- Frontispiece
- The Caravan
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Timelines
- Maps
- Illustrations
- Table and Figure
- Acknowledgments
- Maps
- Introduction
- Prologue
- 1 Palestinian
- 2 Brother
- 3 Fighter
- 4 Scholar
- 5 Vagabond
- 6 Writer
- 7 Pioneer
- 8 Diplomat
- 9 Manager
- 10 Recruiter
- 11 Ideologue
- 12 Mujahid
- 13 Resident
- 14 Enemy
- 15 Martyr
- 16 Icon
- Conclusion
- Note on Sources
- Overview of Abdallah Azzam’s Works
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Summary
“O Sheikh,” a young Arab exclaimed upon arrival in Peshawar, “I have come here only after having read your book.”1 An Islamist writer later commented, “The Afghan Arabs’ … numbers increased tenfold, and all the brothers had come based on the fatwa of the sheikh.”2 Another added, “Two things mobilized Muslim public opinion to Afghanistan: The [book on] miracles and the fatwas on jihad in Afghanistan.”3 Statements such as these suggest that Azzam’s ideas had a major effect on the mobilization of foreign fighters to Afghanistan.
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- The CaravanAbdallah Azzam and the Rise of Global Jihad, pp. 288 - 327Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020