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\u201cShaykh Al-Yaqoubi reaches the conclusion that this group does not represent Islam, its declaration of a caliphate is invalid, and fighting it is an obligation upon Muslims.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The phrase \u201can obligation upon Muslims\u201d comes from Islamic jurisprudence and \u2014 I\u2019ll need to read the book to be sure \u2014 seems to come very close, at least, to declaring the fight against ISIS a jihad<\/em>.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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