DAESH introduces itself as the army of Islam, tries to legitimize itself based on this narration, and invites volunteers to Syria to fight on their side claiming that the time for the battle of Dabiq has come. However, those who are persecuted and killed, whose property is looted, whose cities are destroyed are Muslims. The Prophet of Islam (saw), however, advised a virtuous attitude even in the battle against the enemies; prohibited killing the civilians, women, children, the elderly, and the religious officials, and he (saw) never allowed inhuman actions for taking revenge.
Does the Proclamation of the Islamic Caliphate State by DAESH have any Real Grounds?
Acting with the claim of being the sole legitimate representative of all Muslims around the world, DAESH named itself as the "Islamic State" and declared their leader as the so-called caliph. Later, the organization carried out heavy propaganda to ground the legitimacy of al-Baghdadi's caliphate upon classical Islamic literature, and published books and brochures. Attributing significance to being a member of the Quraysh Tribe, which is considered to be one of the conditions of being the caliph, a fake family tree was made up that traced Baghdadi's lineage back to the Prophet (saw) through his grandson Husayn (ra), which is later proved by evidence to be fake.
DAESH's struggle for reviving a so-called model of caliphate only stems from the intention of abusing its prestige and value in Muslim societies for centuries. The aim of the emphasis placed on caliphate and imamah is to consolidate their structure by benefitting the historical charisma of these concepts. From this point of view, it is senseless even to discuss whether or not the structure of DAESH meets the conditions of caliphate. Because the purpose of using these concepts for their interests is to damage the principles of unity, solidarity, and brotherhood in Islamic civilization.
