《UNDERSTANDING JIHAD》

Introduction1

1. Qur'an and Conquest5

2. The "Greater Jihad" and the "Lesser Jihad"32

3. The Crystallization of Jihad Theory: Crusade and Counter-Crusade40

4. Jihad during the Nineteenth Century: Renewal and Resistance73

5. Radical Islam and Contemporary Jihad Theory93

6. Globalist Radical Islam and Martyrdom Operations128

Afterword163

Appendix: Some Translated Documents169

Communique from the Armed Islamic Group (Algeria; September 8, I995)169

World Islamic Front for Jihad against Zionists and Crusaders: Declaration of War (February 23, 1998)173

A Communique from Qa Idat Al-Jihad Concerning the Testaments of the Heroes and the Legality of the Washington and New York Operations (April 24, 2002)175

The Importance of Jihad, on the Goals of Jihad (by 'Ali al-Aliyani)181

Under the Shadow of the Spears (by Sulayman Abu Ghayth)189

Translation of the Last Night195

Moments Before the Crash,by the Lord of the 19202

Timeline209

Glossary211

Notes213

Bibliography237

Index253