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'''Militant Islam''' is an approach to [[Islam]] that holds that the [[religion]] and its followers must be aggressively fought for on a political and religious level. Just as militant [[Muslim]]s are but a segment of Islam, so too are supporters of violence and [[terrorism]] only a segment of all militant Muslims. Designation of people as practitioners of militant Islam is often highly contentious. Critics of such designation often ascribe bias an(contracted; show full)

The term [[Islamist]] was at first used to describe those who took [[Islam]] to be, as it always was, a [[political philosophy]].  A variety of labels have grown from this term, from ''radical Islamist'' to ''fundamentalist Islam'' to ''Islamofascist'', all with varying degrees of critical tone and accuracy.

==20th century militant movements==

Given the variety of the movements, and their varying goals, it is almost always advisable when referring to a specific [[political movement]], to avoid generalizations and refer to it by its name.⏎
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In order to understand the origins of theseIslamic movements, it is advisable to first consider the role of [[tarika]] in spreading Islam, and two movements, Deobandi and Wahabism, which are ''not'' considered militant, nor even necessarily radical, but which influenced the key figures in [[Modern Islamic philosophy]] and tactical events that created the rationale for modern militant Islam.  ''For a broader treatment of these ideas in context, see [[modern Islamic philosophy]].  There is also a more general overview of [[Islam(contracted; show full)*[[Islam as a political movement]]
*[[List of Islamic terms in Arabic]]
*[[Jihad]]
*[[Qal3ah]], infamous for being the forums where announcements and discussions by Islamic extremists have taken place

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