Factors Causing the Emergence of Understanding Terrorism in Historical Overview

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue V, May 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186

Factors Causing the Emergence of Understanding Terrorism in Historical Overview

Indra Martian Permana¹, Fadzli Adam^2
1 Research Institute for Islamic Product and Malay Civilization (Inspire) UNISZA Terengganu Malaysia, STAI PTDII Jakarta Indonesia
² Research Institute for Islamic Product and Malay Civilization (Inspire) UNISZA Terengganu, Malaysia

Abstract: – The movement of terrorism in Islam in reality emerged in this modern century and occurred as an various aspects and factors. Resistance to the sense of injustice experienced by Muslims on various aspects of life such as colonization of land and earth of Islam in Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan carried out by Israel implication of and America to the aspects of economic hegemony which is controlled by foreign capitalists. In the historical aspect, Muslims have a long history which is a trigger for the birth of the terrorism movement. History notes that terrorism in Islam occurs due to several factors such as divisions and firoq, socio-political development, the rapid spread of Islam, the development of different Ummah interpretations, Ta’ashub and the birth of aqeedah thoughts which then form the first phase of terrorism in Islam known as khawarij which then gave birth to a generation of terrorism in Islam in modern developments. Some of these factors were reviewed and analyzed based on the methodology of the study of history and Islamic history literature taken from Islamic history books.

Keywords: Khawarij, Understanding of Terrorism, History of Terrorism in Islam

I. INTRODUCTION

Islam as a system of life revealed by Allah s.w.t through Rasulullah s.a.w becomes guidance and guidance for mankind towards the salvation of the world and the hereafter. Islamic perfection as a guideline, life guidance has been successfully proven by Rasulullah s.a.w in leading the multicultural Madinah consisting of various tribes and ugama. The perfection of Islam was then continued during the Companionship and the Banu Abasyiah and Banu Umawiyah dynasty, although not perfect when the Prophet led.

II. ISLAMIC PERFECTION

The perfection of Islam is not only when Islam comes with the closing minutes of the prophets, especially from that Allah s.w.t has prepared perfect Islam from the beginning. First, perfect Islam because of Allah s.w.t chose the best place for the birth of Islam brought by the Prophet. Allah s.w.t decreases Islam in Arab land. The condition of the Arab land at that time was far removed from the superpower: Persia, Rome, then followed India and Greece (Ramadhan Al Buthy , 1999 ms 7-8)

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