Introduction: The Essence of the Issue
1. Jihad and Da'wah in the Qur'an and Hadith
Jihad against Polytheism, Hypocrisy, and Apostasy
Sanctioning Jihad and Its Rewards
The Da'wah in the Qur'an and Hadith
2. Defensive or Offensive Jihad
Stage 1. Defensive Behavior and Attitude Commanded
Stage 3. Offensive Jihad Commanded
Stage 4. Total Offensive Jihad under the Khulafaa
Tolerance and Egalitarianism in Islam
Jihad against the Believers: The Internal Wars of Islam
4. Classical and Modern Exegetes of Jihad and Da'wah
Taqi al-Din Ahmad Ibn 'Abd al-Halim Ibn Taymiyah
Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab and the Wahhabiyah Ideology
Hasan al-Banna and the Muslim Brotherhood
Abu al-A'ala al-Mawdudi and Jama'ati e-Islami
Sayyid Qutb and the Ideology of Apocalyptic Islam
5. The Apocalyptic Global Jihad Groups: From Maktab al-Khidamat to Qa'idat al-Jihad
Organizational Structure and Modus Operandi
Ideology and Conceptions through Public Declarations
Abdullah Yussuf 'Azzam: The Spark That Ignited the Flames
Osama Bin Ladin: The Godfather of Total Islamic Terrorism
Public Declarations, Interviews, and Religious Edicts (fatawat)
Ayman Muhammad al-Zawahiri: Architect of Global Jihad
Public Declarations and Interviews
Yousef al-Qaradawi: The Religious Father of the Homicide Bombers
Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi: The Prominence of Brutality
Summary: The End of History or the Clash of Civilizations
Glossary of Islamic Terms
