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Ideology of the Islamic State
Extremist interpretation of Salafi jihadism
Ideology of the Islamic State
The Ideology of the Islamic State has been described as being a blend of Salafi jihadism, Sunni Islamist fundamentalism, Wahhabism, and Qutbism. Through its official statement of beliefs originally released by its first leader Abu Omar al-Baghdadi in 2007 and subsequently updated since June 2014, the Islamic State defined its creed as "a middle way between the extremist Kharijites and the lax Murji'ites". Important doctrines of IS include its belief that it represents a restoration of the caliphate of early Islam to which all Muslims are required to pledge allegiance; that a "defiled" Islam must be purged of apostasy, often with sectarian killings, that the final Day of Judgment by God will follow the defeat of the army of "Rome" by IS; that a strict adherence to following the precepts "established by the Prophet Muhammad and his earliest followers" is necessary. Experts disagree on the importance of ideology in IS. According to Cole Bunzel, not all members of IS are aware of the ideology...
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