By Walid Phares
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In the case of the Arab fatah, two underlying analyses of the world and humanity mobilized the foot soldiers of jihad. One was theological, the other geopolitical. Both have been extracted and reinstated by modern-age jihadists. THE THEOLOGICAL WEB Drawing from theological texts including verses from the Qu’ran, references in the Hadith (sayings and practices of the Messenger of Allah), and speeches by the companions of the Prophet, scholars and political leaders of the Islamic state declared a distinction between Muslims and all others.
Muslim scholars’ distinction between al jihad al akbar (greater internal and spiritual strife) and jihad fi sabeel al umma (at the service of the community) force modern scholars to draw political conclusions. In fact, Muslim scholars conceive all levels of jihad to be at the service of the global jihadic effort for the advancement of the community. Personal jihad is at the service and in preparation for the wider, ultimate jihad. Many western writers and apologists for modern jihad have tried to portray personal jihad as a “spiritual experience on the inside,” almost like yoga.
The logic of the fatah was to enlarge the borders of the Islamic state quantitatively and qualitatively. In contrast with the Romans or the later British colo- THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF JIHAD 37 nial enterprises, the caliphate expansion was connected to the religious and identity transformation of the conquered peoples. It was a strategic objective to ensure the Islamization of the invaded nations and, if possible, their Arabization. The entire survival of the fatah enterprise hung on the assimilation of the conquered masses.
