Understanding ISIS’S Thought that Brings to Radical Action

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a movement founded upon claim of defending Islam under the name of jihad fi sabilillah. However, their actions have been criticised by scholars from around the world either representing a particular organisation or personally. This is because the jihad action claimed by ISIS is actually a radical action violating many basic principles of Islamic laws. This radical action induced by ISIS is a manifestation of thought and belief which are firmly instilled in their mind especially among the leaders of ISIS. The thought and belief can be observed based on the points delivered by them through speeches of ISIS leaders and articles propagated in official print media published by ISIS itself. Therefore, this writing is aiming to understand the basis of thought that shapes ISIS’s belief bringing to a trigger of radical action. The method implemented in this writing was of qualitative study. Data were obtained through document analysis based on one of official magazines published by ISIS which is Dabiq. This study found that ISIS have a certain form of thought which is claimed to be based on al-Quran and hadis. This thought becomes a firm belief and faith which are translated through radical action.