Salafi-Jihadism
A violent religious-political ideology that claims armed struggle is necessary to establish its particular conception of Islamic rule. It makes exclusionary claims about legitimate authority and targets opponents through a militant interpretation rejected by many Muslims.
Reference boundary: Islam, Islamism, Salafism, and Salafi-jihadism are not interchangeable. No commitment to violence or religious supremacy can be inferred from general authority or tradition answers.
Foundational doctrines
- Militant theocratic rule
- Armed political struggle
- Exclusionary claims to legitimacy
Disagreement and variation
Its use of violence and denial of pluralist political standing distinguish it from ordinary religious observance and from nonviolent Salafi currents. Religious identity alone is never evidence of support for this doctrine.
Numerical positions in the interactive model are editorial reference estimates, not scientifically validated measurements.