Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The Islamic Cognition Model
Chapter 3. Understanding Political Islam and Morality: Ibn Khaldun versus Hobbes and Locke
Chapter 4. Comprehensive Analysis of the Jus Ad Bellum in the Early Islamic Era
Chapter 5. The Islamic Jus In Bello: Restrictions Surrounding Warfare in Islam
Chapter 6. Rebellion and Civil War in Islam
Chapter 7. The Modern Scholarship: A Contemporary View
Chapter 8. Terrorism, Islamic Legitimacy, and Regulations on Modern Warfare
Chapter 9. Summary and Conclusion
Chapter 10. Bibliography
Chapter 11. Appendix A: Muhammad’s Letters to Tribal Leaders and Heads of State
Index
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