IS Distortion of Hijrah: Emigrating For A Lost Cause

• Main Author: Muhammad Saiful Alam Shah
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; International Politics and Security
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86503; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44076
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

IS has intensified its call on Muslims to emigrate or hijrah to territories or regions it controls. A correct understanding of hijrah is needed to debunk IS distortion of the term hijrah.