Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. The early and classical Murji'a; 2. Ibn Taymiyya's polemics on faith; 3. The 'Murji'ite' Muslim brotherhood; 4. Safar al-Hawālī's Zāhirat al-irjā; 5. Salafī Jihādīs and the theology of faith; 6. Theology and the changing shape of militancy.

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This compelling and timely book explores the relationship between classical Islamic theology and the contemporary radicalization of Islam.

About the Author

Daniel Lav is a PhD candidate in Islamic and Middle East Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel.