Question

Jihadi Salafism represents a minority and frequently internally condemned interpretation of Islam, but it is a distinct theological strain of ____ Islam supported by a global network of scholars, websites, media outlets, and social networks.

Answer 1

Answer:

Jihadi Salafism represents a minority and frequently internally condemned interpretation of Islam, but it is a distinct theological strain of Sunni Islam supported by a global network of scholars, websites, media outlets, and social networks.

Explanation:

Jihadi Salafism is a branch within Salafi Islam that supports violent jihad. The term was coined by researcher Gilles Kepel to describe followers of Salafism who began to develop an interest in violent jihad in the mid-1990s.

Journalist Bruce Livesey estimates the number of its supporters in less than 1 percent of the world's 1.9 billion Muslims. Others estimate the percentage to be significantly higher, but there are no authoritative measurements of the prevalence of violent jihadism in the Muslim population.

In general, the Salafist jihadist current does not recognize the established boundaries in the Muslim world and advocates the establishment of an Islamic State and the restoration of the caliphate.