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In 1914 the Sultan-Caliph of the Ottomans called for a Jihad against the enemies of the Empire.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad#Ottoman_Empire
"On November 14, 1914, in Constantinople, capital of the Ottoman Empire, the religious leader Sheikh-ul-Islam declares Jihad on behalf of the Ottoman government, urging Muslims all over the world—including in the Allied countries—to take up arms against Britain, Russia, France, Serbia and Montenegro in World War I.[76] On the other hand, Sheikh Hussein ibn Ali, the Emir of Mecca, refused to accommodate Ottoman requests that he endorse this jihad, a requirement that was necessary were a jihad to become popular, on the grounds that:
'the Holy War was doctrinally incompatible with an aggressive war, and absurd with a Christian ally: Germany' "
What if the Emir had supported it and the Jihad had become popular in Entente colonies? Does the war end in negotiated peace or o things get that much bloodier?
Also:
http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/ottoman_fetva.htm
http://www.scribd.com/doc/33610372/Jihad-in-WWI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad#Ottoman_Empire
"On November 14, 1914, in Constantinople, capital of the Ottoman Empire, the religious leader Sheikh-ul-Islam declares Jihad on behalf of the Ottoman government, urging Muslims all over the world—including in the Allied countries—to take up arms against Britain, Russia, France, Serbia and Montenegro in World War I.[76] On the other hand, Sheikh Hussein ibn Ali, the Emir of Mecca, refused to accommodate Ottoman requests that he endorse this jihad, a requirement that was necessary were a jihad to become popular, on the grounds that:
'the Holy War was doctrinally incompatible with an aggressive war, and absurd with a Christian ally: Germany' "
What if the Emir had supported it and the Jihad had become popular in Entente colonies? Does the war end in negotiated peace or o things get that much bloodier?
Also:
http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/ottoman_fetva.htm
http://www.scribd.com/doc/33610372/Jihad-in-WWI