Islamic Jihad in its most ancient and widely used form i.e. Jihad by sword (jihad bis saif) or ‘holy war’ against infidels as clearly written in Quran has been waged from the birth of Islam in the 7th century AD up till now, mostly by male Mujahideens. But what’s new is the increasing role and participation of women in it for waging global jihad.
Osama bin Laden, founder of Al-Qaeda (the base), the supreme or leading organization of all Islamic terror groups of the world, prescribed a role for women in jihad in his 1996 declaration of war against America and its allies appealing them to ‘instigate their brothers to fight in the cause of Allah.’
Islamic Jihad in its most ancient and widely used form i.e. Jihad by sword (jihad bis saif) or ‘holy war’ against infidels as clearly written in Quran has been waged from the birth of Islam in the 7th century AD up till now, mostly by male Mujahideens. But what’s new is the increasing role and participation of women in it for waging global jihad.
Osama bin Laden, founder of Al-Qaeda (the base), the supreme or leading organization of all Islamic terror groups of the world, prescribed a role for women in jihad in his 1996 declaration of war against America and its allies appealing them to ‘instigate their brothers to fight in the cause of Allah.’