The Boko Haram Reader: From Nigerian Preachers to the Islamic State [Paperback]

An indispensable treasure trove of documentary evidence accounting for the rise of Boko Haram and the internal splits that emerged alongSince it erupted onto the world stage in 2009, people have asked, what is Boko Haram, and what does it stand for? Is there a coherent vision or set of beliefs behind it? Despite the growing literature about the group, few if any attempts have been made to answer these questions, even though Boko Haram is but the latest in a long line of millenarian Muslim reform groups to emerge in Northern Nigeria over the last two centuries. The Boko Haram Reader offers an unprecedented collection of essential texts, documents, videos, audio, and nashids (martial hymns), translated into English from Hausa, Arabic and Kanuri, tracing the group's origins, history, and evolution. Its editors, two Nigerian scholars, reveal how Boko Haram's leaders manipulate Islamic theology for the legitimisation, radicalization, indoctrination and dissemination of their ideas across West Africa. Mandatory reading for anyone wishing to grasp the underpinnings of Boko Haram's insurgency, particularly how the group strives to delegitimize its rivals and establish its beliefs as a dominant strand of Islamic thought in West Africa's religious marketplace.AcknowledgementsNotes on AuthorsIntroductionGlossaryChapter One: Nigerian Preachers (2006-2008)1. Debate on the Status of Western Education and Working for the Nigeria Government between Mallam Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami and Mallam Muhammad Yusuf Maiduguri2. Translation of Selections from Muhammad Yusuf Hadhihi 'Aqidatuna Wa-Minhaj Da'watina (This is our Creed and Method of Proclamation)3. Clearing the Doubts of the Scholars by Muhammad Yusuf4. Exegesis of Surat Hud (Quran 11) by Muhammad Yusuf5. Who is the Prophet Muhammad? by Muhammad Yusuf6. Exegesis of Surat Al-Tawba (Quran 9 Verses 9-16) by Muhammad Yusuf7. Explanation of the Meaning of Monotheism by Abubakar Shekau8. Exegesis of Surat Al 'Imran by Muhammad Yusuf9. BBCl#0