Jemaah Islamiyah - GOALS

JI had its origins in Darul Islam -an Islamist group in Indonesia that aims for the establishment of an Islamic state of Indonesia. The leaders of JI were members of Darul Islam and as were many of JI's members. As such, Darul Islam had a large influence on JI since JI's main goal was a direct outflow of Darul Islam's goal. However, the Indonesian government was able to stop Darul Islam in the 1980s, and it was another 20 years before the idea of an Islamic state was revived by the JI.

JI's main goal has two stages:

#1: The continuation of the goal of Darul Islam

#2: The creation of an Islamic state not only in Indonesia but that covers the whole of Southeast Asia -which includes Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, southern Thailand and southern Philippines.



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