A Journey Through Shari'a Law: Justifying Jihad and Punishment
... different countries and legal claims attributed to it may at times even be conflicting. The author’s journey around the Middle East presents a juxtaposition of what the Shari’a law has been in the 7th century and today, as well as that of the ... ... in the history of Islamic jurisprudence the group places its beliefs. The role of Sayiid Qutb, an ideologue of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, is crucial in understanding the nature of modern jihad for that matter. According to Qutb, Muslims must follow ...