The ISIS Apocalypse: The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic StateSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 2015 M09 22 - 256 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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The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State William McCants. This page intentionally left blank. conTenTs Acknowledgments Transliteration Introduction 1 1 Raising the Black Flag.
... Black Flag 5 2 Mahdi and Mismanagement 3 Bannermen 4 Resurrection and Tribulation 5 Sectarian Apocalypse 6 Caliphate Reborn Conclusion Appendices: Sunni Islamic Prophecies of the End Times Appendix 1: The Final Days Appendix 2: The ...
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The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State William McCants. This page intentionally left blank. One rAising The BlAck flAg O n a mild August.
... BlAck. flAg. O. n a mild August morning in 2014, a passerby noticed a black flag hanging outside a rundown duplex in suburban New Jersey. He could not make out the flag's black-and-white Arabic, but he recognized the design from the news ...
Contents
Mahdi and Mismanagement | 31 |
Bannermen | 47 |
Resurrection and Tribulation | 73 |
Sectarian Apocalypse | 99 |
Caliphate Reborn | 121 |
Conclusion | 145 |
Sunni Islamic Prophecies of the End Times | 161 |
The Mahdi Is Preceded by an Islamic State | 177 |
Index | 233 |
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