Contemporary Self-Styled Jihadi Movements

Contemporary Self-Styled Jihadi Movements what is called fasad, or anarchy. None of these socalled jihads has been launched by an established government. All of them have been launched and are being carried out by what in today’s parlance is called non-governmental organisations. If some of their so-called jihadi activities enjoy the support of some Muslim government, this support is being provided in a clandestine and undeclared manner. According to Shariah, a Muslim government has the right to engage in jihad only if it openly and explicitly announces this. According to Islam, it is unlawful for a Muslim government to engage in war without an open declaration. The violent activities presently engaged in by Muslims in the name of Jihad in various parts of the world are of two types: guerilla war and proxy war. Both of these are, without any doubt, wholly illegitimate in Islam. A guerilla war is illegitimate in Islam because it is conducted by non-governmental actors and not an established government. Moreover, proxy war is illegitimate because a government engages in it without making an open declaration of hostilities, which is not legitimate in Islam.