ISIS Apocalypse

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The so-called Islamic State, or ISIS, has inspired young men and women all over the world to commit horrible atrocities in its name. They have flooded into the Islamic State's stronghold in Syria and Iraq and carried out attacks under its black banner in nearly every continent, most recently in Paris. How has the Islamic State surpassed al-Qaeda to become the most popular jihadist group on the planet? Its chilling mission is very specific: bring the immediate return of the Islamic empire and look ahead to the imminent doomsday. These two founding ideas, combined with a highly intelligent, meticulously organized membership, account for its popularity and shape its behavior. Its goal is not only to revive the Islamic empire but also usher in the End of Times--a concept that means ISIS anticipates a final battle that will restore the Muslim community to its medieval glory days. And they will not stop until they achieve their mission.
Based almost entirely on primary sources in Arabic--including exclusive al-Qaeda memos that have not been made public before--The ISIS Apocalypse explores how these two powerful ideas shaped the Islamic State's past and foreshadow its dark future, and seeks to explain the popularity of the Islamic State and its violent, terrifying behavior.




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William McCants

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Based almost entirely on primary sources in Arabic--including ancient religious texts and secret al-Qaeda and Islamic State letters that few have seen--William McCants's The ISIS Apocalypse explores how religious fervor, strategic calculation, and doomsday prophecy shaped the Islamic State's past and foreshadow its dark future.

The Islamic State is one of the most lethal and successful jihadist groups in modern history, surpassing even al-Qaeda. Thousands of its followers have marched across Syria and Iraq, subjugating millions, enslaving women, beheading captives, and daring anyone to stop them. Thousands more have spread terror beyond the Middle East under the Islamic State's black flag.

How did the Islamic State attract so many followers and conquer so much land? By being more ruthless, more apocalyptic, and more devoted to state-building than its competitors. The shrewd leaders of the Islamic State combined two of the most powerful yet contradictory ideas in Islam-the return of the Islamic Empire and the end of the world-into a mission and a message that shapes its strategy and inspires its army of zealous fighters. They have defied conventional thinking about how to wage wars and win recruits. Even if the Islamic State is defeated, jihadist terrorism will never be the same.

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Preface to the 2016 Edition xi
Acknowledgments xv
Transliteration xix
Introduction 1
1 Raising the Black Flag 5
2 Mahdi and Mismanagement 31
3 Bannermen 47
4 Resurrection and Tribulation 73
5 Sectarian Apocalypse 99
6 Caliphate Reborn 121
Conclusion 145
Appendices: Sunni Islamic Prophecies of the End Times 161
Appendix 1: The Final Days 163
Appendix 2: The Victorious Group 173
Appendix 3: The Mahdi Is Preceded by an Islamic State 177
Appendix 4: Twelve Caliphs 179
Notes 183
Index 235

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