An Analysis about Takfiri-Salafi Discourse in Islamic World

This Study uses Discourse analysis for showing articulation of ISIS discourse and in doing so avoids reductionist views that focus on event in Iraq and Syria in twenty first century. Firs there are a Genealogy about salafis from Ibn Timiyeh to Seyed Ghotb in twentieth century. The focus is on Collapse of Ottoman Empire and domination of secular discourses. After that a discussion will be brought about events resulting from confrontation of Islamic discourses with Secularism. Finally meaning of signifiers to Islam and their function in thinking system of ISIS and especially central signifier of caliphate are analyzed. Therefore this study wants to use Discourse analysis of Laclau and Mouffe to answer this question: what are cognitive foundations of ISIS discourse and how it has been articulated? For answering the question this hypothesis is measured: Takfiri- Salafi thought and confrontation of Islam with secularism after caliphate period is an important foundation for ISIS discourse. This foundation has been articulated around central signifier of caliphate and provides legitimation sphere and otherness. In this study the most important Islamic concepts like monotheism, Jihad, Takfir, fight with heresy, sharia enforcement and return to competent predecessors around central signifier of caliphate will be under analysis and their function for caliphate discourse will be shown. Therefore we can understand appearance, power, violence and efforts for hegemony of ISIS.At the the end we can say again that this study avoids reductionist views and tries to uncover different cognitive layers and historical grounds of ISIS.