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A discourse on justification of radical act faked as jihad based on Fakhr al-Dîn al-Râzî’s perspective is the cause of this study. The question is “How is al-Râzî’s opinion on verses used to justify radical acts which are faked as jihad?” This study uses the perspective of Fakhr al-Dîn al-Râzî’s Tafsîr bi al-Ra’yi. This is a library research employing qualitative explorative paradigm. All data are in the form of documentation; primary data are from Mafâtî ḥ al-Ghayb and book entitled Aku Melawan Teroris as well as other secondary data. The study shows, first: jihad and its meaning are relevant with the period of Quran revelation to date and theologically they will also be relevant in the future; nothing changes from jihad’s concept and substance except the situation and condition. Second, there are five verses in Quran becoming the justification basis of radical acts in the name of jihad i.e. Q.S. al-Tawbah [9]: 5, Q.S. al-Tawbah [9]: 14, QS al-Tawbah [9]: 36, Q.S. Anfâl [8]: 39, and  Q.S. al-Baqarah [2]: 191; yet it is contra productive for al-Râzî. Through this study, al-Râzî’s tafsîr model is expected to be a formula and new opinion to deeply comprehend, contextual wise, the meaning of those verses.

Indonesia, the land of eternal smiles, has been rocked several times by terrorist attacks by Islamic fundamentalists. Indonesia is currently in a clear dilemma: on the one hand, people are being called upon by fundamentalists to take up arms against America, and on the other hand, fundamentalist attacks are strongly condemned, simply because a Muslim is not allowed to kill. Before the attacks on the WTC, the discotheque in Bali and the Australian embassy in Jakarta, Islam was almost never a subject in the work of artists from Indonesia. Now the attacks and with them \"Islam\" are used by many as a subject for their expression. This is also the case with troubadour and theatre maker Agus, who makes plays about stories from the Koran with children from pesantrens (Islamic boarding schools). In his performance, he makes it clear to children that they should not believe everything they see on television and he condemns the attacks and Osama Bin Laden. Theatre maker Agus is also concerned with faith in another way: he wonders whether the perpetrators of the attacks on Bali really go straight to heaven thanks to Jihad, and if not, whether they regret their deed. The diplomatic answer of medium 'Pa Leo' is that one person's heaven is another man's hell. Pa Leo helps Agus get in touch with the deceased perpetrators so that he can ask them personally if they are sorry. In addition, Agus Iman visits Samudra in prison, the only living perpetrator and also the mastermind behind the bombing of the discotheque in Bali. Imam Samudra is internationally regarded as one of the most dangerous terrorists who, according to sources, operates directly under Osama Bin Laden. Imam Samudra comes up with a remarkable conspiracy theory as to why America wants to fight in Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran. Thousands of years ago, the Qur'an described that the new Islamic world empire would emerge on that site. Meanwhile, we meet Endang, a mentally disabled man, who is protected by Agus because he is bullied so much. Agus often takes Endang in tow, but is so preoccupied with his quest that he forgets to take care of Endang. Promised Paradise provides unexpected answers to unexpected questions. It is a very intimate look at the life of Indonesians in these turbulent times. As in his previous work, the director shows that he is capable of portraying these kinds of complex subjects in a nuanced way.

[Amrozi], 47, a resident of Nusakambangan Island, a prison for end-of-the-line criminals off Java, yesterday told journalists on the third anniversary of the subsequent 2005 Bali bombings that those who executed him would be \"condemned to die by God\". The smiling assassin, the cowardly Amrozi, so unremorseful, is clearly terrified of his imminent execution. As is Mukhlas, who said: \"If the execution is carried out, that will constitute the biggest criminal act because they will be killing holy warriors.\" Asked by a journalist if he would seek forgiveness -- a tradition during the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Fitr -- from the families of Western victims, Imam Samudra said: \"I don't ask for forgiveness from infidels, I only ask for forgiveness from Muslims.\"

[Amrozi], 47, a resident of Nusakambangan Island, a prison for end-of-the-line criminals off Java, yesterday told journalists on the third anniversary of the subsequent 2005 Bali bombings that those who executed him would be \"condemned to die by God\". The smiling assassin, the cowardly Amrozi, so unremorseful, is clearly terrified of his imminent execution. As is Mukhlas, who said: \"If the execution is carried out, that will constitute the biggest criminal act because they will be killing holy warriors.\" Asked by a journalist if he would ask for forgiveness -- a tradition during the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Fitr -- from the families of Western victims, Imam Samudra said: \"I don't ask for forgiveness from infidels, I only ask for forgiveness from Muslims.\"

[Amrozi], 47, a resident of Nusakambangan Island, a prison for end-of-the-line criminals off Java, yesterday told journalists on the third anniversary of the subsequent 2005 Bali bombings that those who executed him would be \"condemned to die by God\". The smiling assassin, the cowardly Amrozi, so unremorseful, is clearly terrified of his imminent execution. As is Mukhlas, who said: \"If the execution is carried out, that will constitute the biggest criminal act because they will be killing holy warriors.\" Asked by a journalist if he would seek forgiveness -- a tradition during the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Fitr -- from the families of Western victims, Imam Samudra said: \"I don't ask for forgiveness from infidels, I only ask for forgiveness from Muslims.\"

[Amrozi], dubbed the \"smiling assassin\", quipped that the ageing preacher was \"getting younger\". \"It's corruption at its worst,\" he said. \"To allow one criminal to see other criminals shows you a lot about how the country is run. \"They can say whatever they like -- they're still going to be put to death, and that's all we care about. Then they'll find out what it's really about.\"

According to a transcript of the interview with local Islamist magazine, Jihadmagz, Imam Samudra said \"the armies of Allah\" were everywhere.

[Imam Samudra] said it was \"unacceptable\" so many people had died in the bombings on the mainly Hindu resort island. Samudra denied al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden paid for the bombing, saying, \"the money came from other people\". Mukhlas, who prosecutors say raised the funds, also denied receiving money from bin Laden, saying: \"I collected it from supporters in Malaysia and Indonesia.\" The 2002 bombings were blamed on the militant Jemaah Islamiah network.

BALI bombing mastermind Imam Samudra said from his death row cell yesterday that he was ready to die and does not want mercy. The major players in the Bali bombings - Samudra, Amrozi and Mukhlas are on death row in Bali's Kerobokan Jail alongside the two sentenced to life, Ali Imron and Mubarok - do not qualify for any cuts to their jail terms.

In particular, he directed his anger at an Australian who waved an Australian flag, affixed with small portraits of the 88 Australians killed in the blasts, in [Imam Samudra]'s direction. Relatives of some of the Australians who perished in the attacks sat in the courtroom for yesterday's hearing. Later, they expressed satisfaction at the sentence. Samudra trained at Al-Qa'ida camps in Afghanistan, authorities say. He told the police after his capture last November he had instructed the bomb makers for the Bali blast, and that he had instructed others in the plot to buy a car for the car bomb.