ABSTRACT
In this chapter we will conduct a preliminary study of al-Sulami’s Kitab al-Jihad, considering in particular the background of its author, the initial composition and dissemination of the work, its purposes and the techniques used to achieve them, the influence of al-Sulami’s sources and the genres of writing that his work falls into, and possible avenues for future research. However, before we embark on our discussion, it is worth giving some consideration to the early development of the Muslim jihad doctrine, better to understand the theological and historical context in which al-Sulami composed his work.
