THE SIMILARITY OF RADICAL ISLAMIC IDEOLOGY BETWEEN THE MALAYSIAN GROUPS OF JEMAAH ISLAMIYAH, KUMPULAN MILITAN MALAYSIA AND ISLAMIC STATE (DAESH)

Islamic radical movement has a long-established history in Malaysia. Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and Kumpulan Militan Malaysia (KMM) were the most dangerous groups. Although they had been banned by the government, the similarity of their salafi jihadi ideology with the current movement of Islamic State (Daesh) is seen as a major security challenge to the nationwide including Malaysia. Therefore, the objective of this article is to examine the continuity of ideological similarities between JI, KMM and Daesh. This research is qualitative and it employs historical sociology approach. The main data were generated through library research and document analysis. The article concludes that there are five element of similarities in continuity of the ideology among those movements. Also, there is significant radical evolution of Daesh ideological movement contributing to the extreme violence. This article is hoped to help Malaysian Government in understanding the ideology of radical Islamic movements and formulate pro active mechanism to minimize the threats imposed by Daesh.