The Al-Qaeda Organization

The Al Qaeda Organization

Definition

Bergen (2006 ) describes Al Qaeda as a Sunni Islamist extremist organization which originated between 1988 and was developed by late 1989 , late 1990 (75 ) Wright (2006 ) maintains that a meeting between Osama Bin Laden and others on August 20 , 1988 indicate that Al Qaeda was formed as an organized Islamic faction ' aimed at lifting the word of God , to make His religion victorious (133-134 ) Membership requirements include listening , obedience , good manners and a bayat pledge which refers to obeying one 's superiors (Wright , 2006 , 133-134 p

Be that as it may , Al Qaeda is characterized by its penchant for terrorist activities and is described as the 21st century 's first multinational terrorist group (Gunaratna , 2002 , 1 ) The term Al Qaeda itself is an Arabic term which can mean base , camp or foundation (Burke , 2004 , 1 ) Abdakkag Azzam , spiritual mentor to Bin Laden used the term to describe the role he determined would be played by those who remained in the aftermath of the Soviet war in Afghanistan (Burke , 2004 2 ) In 1987 , Azzam wrote that each principle ' requires a vanguard to move forward who is willing to take on both onerous duties and sacrifices (Burke , 2004 , 2 ) The Vanguard soldiers on through all the obstacles and never gives up . Ultimately the Vanguard remains committed to the cause until he triumphs because it is as Allah predicts and mandates . More importantly perhaps , the Vanguard represents the the strong foundation (a-qaeda al-sulbah ) for the expected society (Burke , 2004...