Coded Language Among Muslim Activists: Salafīs and the Prophet’s Sermon of Necessity


This article examines how use of the Prophet Muḥammad’s Khuṭbat al-ḥāja (Sermon of Necessity) became a distinguishing marker of Salafism. To understand the Sermon’s role, the article draws on the notion of “coded language,” messages that communities use to communicate with insiders while excluding o...

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Main Author: Thurston, Alexander 1983- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Die Welt des Islams
Year: 2017, Volume: 57, Issue: 2, Pages: 192-222
Further subjects:B Salafism
 jihadism
 Muḥammad Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Albānī

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