Military Sciences

In the following I am sending a few notes on the German survey of Damascus. The copy I am sending, from which the accompanying…

During World War i two camps for Muslim prisoners of war were established in Wünsdorf and Zossen about 50km south of Berlin: the…

In November 1914 the fatwas issued by the Shaykh ül Islam Hayri Efendi, in which Muslims were called upon to take up arms against…

During the period of the jealously guarded absolute power of the cup, from the Bab-ı âli (Sublime Porte) Raid of 23 January 1913…

In his provocative Holy War Made in Germany, the Dutch orientalist Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje maintained that the Ottoman grand…

Discussions on the Ottoman proclamation of the Great Jihad (Cihad-ı Ekber) in World War i usually focus only on its repercussions…

The defeat of Nazi Germany in World War ii brought to an end what Bloch has termed the imperial phase of German history…

Why did the Ottoman empire proclaim Jihad in November 1914 and who was the proclamation’s genuine author? Did the impetus come…

In the January 1915 issue of the leading Dutch cultural journal De Gids Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857–1936) published an…

This article focuses on the use of force under Islamic law, i.e., jus ad bellum. Islamic law allows the use of force in…

This monograph reviews Islamic scripture and the complexity of Islamic rules of war. It notes that classical Islamic scholars…

Islamic rules of warfare are complex, appear to be contradictory and require careful analysis. This monograph will introduce…

The argument will be that Islamic teachings in military affairs can result in peace, solidarity and solve the Civil-Military…

Abstract The word Islam as a verbal form is derived from the infinitive Arabic trilateral root of silm, salamet (peace and…