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The History of Jihad: From Muhammad to ISIS

By: Robert Spencer
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The comprehensive history of the role of war and terror in the spread of Islam.

It is taken for granted, even among many Washington policymakers, that Islam is a fundamentally peaceful religion and that Islamic jihad terrorism is something relatively new, a product of the economic and political ferment of the 20th century. But in The History of Jihad: From Muhammad to ISIS, Islamic scholar Robert Spencer proves definitively that Islamic terror is as old as Islam itself, as old as Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, who said “I have been made victorious through terror.”

Spencer briskly traces the 1,400-year war of Islamic jihadis against the rest of the world, detailing the jihad against Europe, including the 700-year struggle to conquer Constantinople; the jihad in Spain, where non-Muslims fought for another 700 years to get the jihadi invaders out of the country; and the jihad against India, where Muslim warriors and conquerors wrought unparalleled and unfathomable devastation in the name of their religion.

Told in great part in the words of contemporary chroniclers themselves, both Muslim and non-Muslim, The History of Jihad shows that jihad warfare has been a constant of Islam from its very beginnings, and present-day jihad terrorism proceeds along exactly the same ideological and theological foundations as did the great Islamic warrior states and jihad commanders of the past.

The History of Jihad: From Muhammad to ISIS is the first one-volume history of jihad in the English language, and the first book to tell the whole truth about Islam’s bloody history in an age when Islamic jihadis are more assertive in Western countries than they have been for centuries. This book is indispensable to understanding the geopolitical situation of the twenty-first century, and ultimately to formulating strategies to reform Islam and defeat radical terror.

©2018 Robert Spencer (P)2018 Post Hill Press
Islam Middle East Politics & Government Africa Middle Ages Iran Imperialism Ottoman Empire War Warrior Royalty Refugee Ancient History Crusade
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A masterful historical account of Islam and Jihad and the Wests' current refusal to acknowledge an extremely dangerous ideology.

Depressing because many of the everyday statistics highlighted in this book go uncited or even worse, are ridiculed by those utterly blind to reality. It is so easy to summon up the flashpoint words of racist, bigoted, xenophobic, Islamophobia rather than discuss the behaviour, teachings and Imam supported rush to Jihad.

We are seemingly lemmings rushing headlong towards a cliff and eternity, and feeling oh so good about our good samaritan selves while doing it.

An epic tome that will no doubt be derided by our 'woke' generation, liberal govts, and media.

The commentary on the Rohingyas a fine point illustration of our bleeding heart media.

Highly recommended.

Riveting but so depressing.

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A well-written book on the history of Jihad. Must read to understand what is coming for us in the future, if we don't do what's necessary to protect our people and our children.

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