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- Title
Suicide Bombing as Worship.
- Authors
MacEoin, Denis
- Abstract
In this article the author discusses the spiritual aspects contained in the act of suicide bombing by adherents of Islam. Central to the examination is the widely held contention among Muslims that Islamic teachings hold that suicide bombers are martyrs and such are assured of a prominent place in the afterlife. The justification of suicide bombing found in the interpretation of the hadith, the sayings of Muhammad, is examined. Also discussed are female suicide bombers, the role of religion played in the holy war against Israel and the redemptive nature of suicide bombings.
- Subjects
SUICIDE bombings -- Religious aspects; SUICIDE bombers; MUSLIMS' conduct of life; ISLAMIC customs &; practices; HADITH criticism; MUHAMMAD, Prophet, d. 632; STATUS (Law)
- Publication
Middle East Quarterly, 2009, Vol 16, Issue 4, p15
- ISSN
1073-9467
- Publication type
Article