A Comparative Study of the thoughts of Muslim Brotherhood and Salafiyyah: Focus on Jihad Discourse

Abstract

The experience of the Muslim Ummah in the 19th and 20th centuries has given rise to various revivalist thoughts aimed at reclaiming the lost glory of Islam and returning Muslims to their right position. Despite having the common mission of revitalizing the Ummah, the two trends are always at loggerhead over pressing issues of Islam. Hence, this  research focuses on the  Jihād discourse as a  case study for the multitudinous contention between the two trends. Library and field methodologies were used. Findings of the research show that the Muslim Brotherhood is more active in military Jihād than the current Salafiyyah group. Additionally, the rise of insurgency and militancy by some over-zeolot Muslims in the Arabia is a product of irresponsible leadership that has ultimately failed in defending the over-all interest of its people. This research further recommends that heeding the agitation of Muslims majority to install an Islamic system in Muslim nations by the leaders remains the only available means of ending the upsurge of Islamic militancy in the Muslim world.