Jihād in the Mamlūk Sultanate

This paper focuses on the theory and practice of jihād in the Mamlūk Sultanate, especially during the Circassian period (1382-1517). Some ideas of Ibn Taymiyya (d. 1328), Ibn Khaldūn (d. 1406), Ibn Kathīr (d. 1373), Ibn al-Naḥḥās (d. 1411), as well as scholars of the pre-Mamlūk epoch are taken in co...

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Published in:	Iran & the Caucasus Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 332 - 344
Main Authors:	Zelenev, Evgeny I, Iliushina, Milana
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands BRILL 01-11-2019 Brill
Subjects:	HISTORY, CULTURE
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Summary:	This paper focuses on the theory and practice of jihād in the Mamlūk Sultanate, especially during the Circassian period (1382-1517). Some ideas of Ibn Taymiyya (d. 1328), Ibn Khaldūn (d. 1406), Ibn Kathīr (d. 1373), Ibn al-Naḥḥās (d. 1411), as well as scholars of the pre-Mamlūk epoch are taken in consideration. The authors explore the issue of understanding jihād as the responsibility of the community (farḍ al-kifāya) and/or personal duty (farḍ al-ʿayn) and the role of jihād ideology in the inner- and international Mamlūk politics.
ISSN:	1609-8498 1573-384X
DOI:	10.1163/1573384X-20190403