Discussions on the Complexity of Diverse Sunni Islamic Interpretations
Discussions on the Complexity of
Diverse Sunni Islamic Interpretations:
History and Islamic Argumentation
al-Qaida Chooses to Neglect
by CDR Youssef Aboul-Enein,
MSC, USN
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Discussions on the Complexity of Diverse Sunni Islamic Interpretations:
Islam has within it an emphasis to moderation, which must be contrasted
against militant Islamist interpretations regarding violence, extremism,
defeats, and a plea for patience to await a notion of victory. It is a
narrative that can be rendered unacceptable to most Muslims and non-Muslims. To
accomplish this we must synthesize militant Islamist narratives and deduce which
fragments of Islam they emphasize while discarding whole swaths of Islamic
theology.
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Commander Aboul-Enein is author of “Militant
Islamist Ideology: Understanding the Global Threat,” published by Naval
Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. He teaches part-time and is Adjunct
Islamic Studies Chair at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in
Washington DC.
