al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2026)

Islamic Radical Movement, Jihad, and Terorism in Indonesia

Fahmi Irfani (Universitas Ibn Khaldun Bogor)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Apr 2026

Abstract

This article discusses the recent development of Islamic world which related to radical movements Southeast Asia and the problem with the nation of jihad or religious terrorism. The radical movements in the history of Islamic development began in the early phase, it was marked by the presence of Khawarij group during the era of sahabat. This Khawarij group appeared due to the dissatisfaction of the political decision between Ali ad Muawiyah, thus caused the appearance of radical understanding by infidled (mengkafirkan) groups outside their group. The subsequent development of Islamic radicalism in the global world continuous to appear in different forms, and it also appears in every country including Indonesia. The incident of Black September, ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Jamaah Islamiyah, are the new forms of salafi jihad that uses terrorism to achieve their goal, and it caused the controversy in the Islamic world, is that considered as jihad or terrorism?

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Afkar_Journal

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Social Sciences

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al-Afkar, Journal for Islamic Studies is published by Association of Secondment Lecturers (Asosiasi Dosen DPK) UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung Indonesia. Focus of al-Afkar, Journal for Islamic Studies is on publishing original empirical research articles and theoretical reviews of Islamic Studies, ...