Security, International Security, Islamic Jurisprudence and the Burden of Proof
Security is vital to subsistence and survival of individuals and communities. It guarantees conducive environment and affords opportunity to live and pursue a meaningful life beyond the merely animal. However, it is threatened as terrorists groups emerged in number and operate dangerously in the name of Islam. Jihad is the ethos; suicide and arms’ attack are modus operandi. Innocent people and institutions are the victims. Is this truly Islamic? This is a challenge to Islamic jurisprudence and a burden to contemporary Muslim jurists. Who is (are) the architect(s) of the terrorist groups, Islam, Muslims or political super-powers? Here lies burden of proof? The present work attempts to explore these posers.
