Bridging the Chasm in the Holy Lands: The Antithesis of Islamic Law to Warfare in the Middle East

The present article scrutinizes the intricacies surrounding defensive warfare aimed at reclaiming territories perceived by Muslims as under non-Muslim occupation through the lens of the four Sunni schools and Twelver Shia perspectives. In Shia jurisprudence, in the absence of the twelfth Imam, the c...

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Main Author: Fakhkhar Toosi, Javad (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2024
In: Religions
Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 6
Further subjects:B Islamic Law
B Peace
B War
B Israel
B Islamic lands
B human lives
B Defense
B Palestine
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