MOVEMENT AND THOUGHTS OF JAMAAH ASHARUT DAULAH (JAD): TERRORISM GROUP IN INDONESIA

Authors: Dedy Tabrani & Aly Ashghor

ABSTRACT

This article describes the profile and ideology of the Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) organization using a qualitative method through literature studies and direct interviews with JAD management. The results showed several characteristics of the JAD organization, First, JAD is a political movement organization that carries the ideology of takfiri with the aim of establishing and supporting Daulah Islamiah or Khilafah Islamiah. Second, JAD’s ideological drafter is Aman Abdurrahman who is influenced by the Wahhabism of Muhammad bin Abdul Wahab and Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, a jihadist figure from Jordan and Abu Mus’ab al-Zarqawi, the leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq. Third, the JAD organizational structure at the central level was led by Amir Jamaah, and at the regional level led by Massul.

Keywords: Jamaah Ansharut Daulah, Takfiri, Terrorism

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