Islamic Religious Extremism in Malaysia Post-Modern Era

Abstract

The challenge of Islamic religious extremism has a very negative impact on the Muslim world and also has an impact on the country of Malaysia. Furthermore, the agenda and propaganda from Islamic religious extremist groups in the post-modern era are seen to be very contrary to what is advocated in the Quran and Sunnah. This study focuses on Islamic extremists in the post-modern era only. The objective of this article is to study Islamic religious extremists, identify the factors of Islamic religious extremists and analyze the development of Islamic religious extremists in post-modern Malaysia. This research method uses a qualitative method with the premier data collection method, which is through books and journal articles. The results of the study found that the influence of Islamic extremists spread in Malaysia through internet networks that were born in the post- modern era and there was a spread from the country of Indonesia. In addition, the misunderstanding of the concept of jihad among the Malaysian community is also one of the factors for these activities. Finally, this study is very important for providing an overview and exposure to the community about the threat of Islamic religious extremists to prevent Malaysians from falling into and being influenced by this group, especially in the post-modern era which is relative and which is easily spread especially on social media platforms.