The ISIS Apocalypse: The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic StateMacmillan + ORM, 2015 M09 22 - 258 pages Based almost entirely on primary sources in Arabic--including ancient religious texts and secret al-Qaeda and Islamic State letters that few have seen--William McCants's The ISIS Apocalypse explores how religious fervor, strategic calculation, and doomsday prophecy shaped the Islamic State's past and foreshadow its dark future. |
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... Abu Mus'ab al- Zarqawi , arrived in Qandahar , Afghanistan , seeking an audience with al- Qaeda's leaders . The ... Muhammad's son- in - law and some of his male descendants were infallible and the only legitimate political and religious ...
... Abu Umar al - Baghdadi's alleged descent from the Prophet's tribe , which ... Muhammad's family , just as medieval caliphs had done . The name of the ... Abu Ayyub al - Masri ( aka Abu Hamza al - Muhajir ) , the head of al - Qaeda in Iraq ...
... Muhammad mention a black flag . " The commander of the faithful [ Abu Umar al - Baghdadi ] issued his decree , informed by knowledgeable people , that the flag of the Islamic State is black . " The authors were equally confident when ...
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