Comments on: Caliphate in Disarray: Theological Turmoil in the Islamic State

By: “The False Caliphate”: ISIS Leadership Crisis - ICT

“The False Caliphate”: ISIS Leadership Crisis - ICT — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 11:32:11 +0000

[…] [4] For expansion on the Takfir debate see Cole Bunzel, “Caliphate in Disarray: Theological Turmoil in the Islamic State”, Jihadica, October 3, 2017. https://www.jihadica.com/caliphate-in-disarray/ […]

By: State Department Sanctions Abd al-Nasir, a Mysterious Senior ISIS Official | Kyle Orton's Blog

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 08:19:17 +0000

[…] Cole Bunzel documents, the first protest in the second wave came from Abu Muhammad al-Husayni al-Hashimi, a Saudi jihadi […]

By: Abd al-Nasser al-Qardash speaks | Gates of Nineveh: An Experiment in Blogging Assyriology

Sat, 06 Jun 2020 14:49:16 +0000

[…] debate about when it was appropriate to declare a Muslim to be takfir (an apostate from Islam). The details of this dispute have been explained elsewhere, but suffice to say that Qardash joined the hardline faction in this […]

By: Former Head of Islamic State Executive Committee Speaks | Kyle Orton's Blog

Former Head of Islamic State Executive Committee Speaks | Kyle Orton's Blog — Sat, 23 May 2020 23:02:06 +0000

[…] May 2017 when, as head of the Delegated Committee, IS’s “highest executive body”, he put his stamp on the fatwa that vastly expanded the permissible circumstances for the use of takfir […]

By: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the Dilemma of Visibility – International Affairs Review

Tue, 21 May 2019 17:05:52 +0000

[…] to doctrinal or theological issues, and, so far, Baghdadi has given every appearance of being able to impose his will over his organization. Terrorist organizations such as ISIS operate in conditions of secrecy to […]

By: ترجمات: أبو بكر البغدادي ومعضلة الظهور - كيو بوست

ترجمات: أبو بكر البغدادي ومعضلة الظهور - كيو بوست — Thu, 16 May 2019 17:38:28 +0000

[…] أو عقائدية، ويعطي البغدادي، حتى الآن، انطباعًا تامًا بقدرته على فرض إرادته على […]

By: Islamic State Profiles the Leadership | Kyle Orton's Blog

Islamic State Profiles the Leadership | Kyle Orton's Blog — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 23:18:26 +0000

[…] 2011, the Iraqi government. Al-Issawi had been authorised by Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Zarqawi [a.k.a. Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Shami] to engage in jihadi propaganda-recruitment activity behind bars. Al-Issawi was killed in the […]

By: The tentative ties between the Allied Democratic Forces and ISIS

The tentative ties between the Allied Democratic Forces and ISIS — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 16:22:27 +0000

[…] of Research and Studies and published by Al Himmah Library. Among its various responsibilities, the Office of Research and Studies produces religious texts studied at ISIS camps, while Al Himmah Library is the official ISIS […]

By: Two Houses Divided: How Conflict in Syria Shaped the Future of Jihadism - European Centre for Counterterrorism and Intelligence Studies

Sun, 25 Nov 2018 00:06:39 +0000

[…] [43] Cole Bunzel, “Caliphate in Disarray: Theological Turmoil in the Islamic State,” Jihadica, Octobe… […]

By: Jeffrey Bale

Jeffrey Bale — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 07:27:06 +0000

Excellent article on recent theological infighting within the IS re takfir. And contrary to the claim of one respondent, such matters are exceedingly important when one is dealing with ideological extremists, not mere covers or “excuses” for vulgar material motives like money, power, and sex.