Autoritou od stredoveku až podnes: Myšlienkový vplyv Ibn Tajmíju na radikálny politický islam neskoršieho 20. storočia

Abstract

This article is dedicated to a description and analysis of Ibn Taymiyyah’s main concepts that influenced authors of radical political Islam of the 2nd half of 20th century. The main focus is on the concepts of jihad, holy struggle in Islam, hisba, the concept of an ideal Muslim rule and geopolitical ideas in Islam inspired by Ibn Taymiyyah and used in modern islamic ideologies embraced by Abdasalam Faraj, Osama bin Laden etc. This article shows the main connectiing lines between the medieval scholar and modern radical islamic fundamentalists in a historical and a political context. Special attention is given to Taymiyyah’s influence on Islamic radicals who spread their ideas throughout the Muslim world and took violent actions during and after the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.