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Sahal Mahfudh
Sahal Mahfudh (December 17, 1937January 24, 2014) was an Indonesian cleric. He was the spiritual leader (''rais aam'') – the most senior cleric – of the Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia's largest Muslim majority organization, from 1999 to the time of his death in 2014. He was also chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI). He took over the Maslakul Huda boarding school from his father, Kiai Mahfudz Salam, in 1963. Sahal was born in Pati, Pati, Pati, Central Java, Dutch East Indies, and died at his residence in the Maslakul Huda Islamic boarding school in Kajen, Margoyoso in Pati Regency, Central Java. He had previously been treated at the Dr. Kariadi Hospital, Dr. Kariadi General Hospital in Semarang for lung and heart problems. Sahal never entered politics.https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/01/25/senior-nu-cleric-sahal-mahfudz-dies-77.html "Known as a Muslim leader who refused to enter politics" References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mahfudz, Sahal 1937 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahdlatul Ulama
Nahdlatul Ulama (, , NU) is an Islamic organization in Indonesia. Its membership numbered over 40 million in 2023, making it the largest Islamic organization in the world. NU is also a charitable body funding schools and hospitals as well as organizing communities to help alleviate poverty. The NU was founded in 1926 by the ''ulema'' and merchants to defend both traditionalist Islamic practices (in accordance with Shafi'i school) and its members' economic interests. NU's religious views are considered "traditionalist" in that it accepts local cultural traditions that do not conflict with Islamic law (in contrast to Islamic fundamentalist groups). By contrast, the second largest Islamic organization in Indonesia, the Muhammadiyah, is considered "reformist" as it takes a more literal interpretation of the Qur'an and Sunnah. Many leaders of Nahdlatul Ulama are ardent advocates of Islam Nusantara, a distinctive variety of Islam that has undergone interaction, contextualization, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indonesian Ulema Council
Indonesian Ulema Council (, , abbreviated MUI) is Indonesia's top Islamic scholars' body. MUI was founded in Jakarta on 26 July 1975 during the New Order era. The council comprises many Indonesian Muslim groups including Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Muhammadiyah, Indonesia Institute of Islamic Dawah (LDII), and smaller groups such as Syarikat Islam, Perti, Al Washliyah, Mathla'ul Anwar, GUPPI, PTDI, DMI, and Al Ittihadiyyah. The Ahlul Bait Indonesia (Shi'ite) and Jemaat Ahmadiyyah Indonesia (Ahmadiyya) were not accepted as members. In 2005, MUI released the fatwa to prohibit Ahmadiyya as deviant sect of Islam and lobbied the President to ban the expelled religious sect. Roles The government, at the creation of the MUI stated three broad goals for the MUI: #Strengthening religion in the way the Pancasila describes to ensure national resilience. #Participation of the Ulama in national development. #The maintenance of harmony between the different religions in Indonesia.“Islamic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pati, Pati
Pati is the capital and the namesake of the Pati Regency in Central Java, Indonesia. According to the 2020 census, its population was 108,398;Batan Pusak Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate (for mid 2024) was 108,931.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Pati Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3318). Climate Pati has a tropical monsoon climate An area of tropical monsoon climate (occasionally known as a sub-equatorial, tropical wet climate or a tropical monsoon and trade-wind littoral climate) is a tropical climate subtype that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification category ' ... (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to April. References Pati Regency Populated places in Central Java {{CJava-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Java
Central Java (, ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogyakarta in the south, East Java in the east, and the Java Sea in the north. It has a total area of 33,750.37 km2, with a population of 36,516,035 at the 2020 CensusBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. making it the third-most populous province in both Java and Indonesia after West Java and East Java. The official population estimate in mid-2024 was 37,892,280 (comprising 19,037,740 males and 18,854,540 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Provinsi Jawa Tengah Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.33) The province also includes a number of offshore islands, including the island of Nusa Kambangan, Nusakambangan in the south (close to the border of West Java), and the Karimunjawa, Karimun Jawa Islands in the Java ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies (; ), was a Dutch Empire, Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, declared independence on 17 August 1945. Following the Indonesian National Revolution, Indonesian War of Independence, Indonesia and the Netherlands Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference, made peace in 1949. In the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824, the Dutch ceded the governorate of Dutch Malacca to Britain, leading to its eventual incorporation into Malacca, Malacca (state) of modern Malaysia. The Dutch East Indies was formed from the nationalised Factory (trading post), trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Batavian Republic, Dutch government in 1800. During the 19th century, the Dutch fought Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, many wars against indigenous rulers and peoples, which caused hundreds of thousands of d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pati Regency
Pati Regency (, ꦥꦛꦶ) is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency () in the northeastern region of Central Java Province, on the island of Java in Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 1,503.68 km2, on the coast of the Java Sea. It had a population of 1,193,202 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 1,324,188 at the 2020 census, comprising 660,484 males and 663,704 females;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 1,370,821 (comprising 684,293 males and 686,528 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Pati Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3318). The administrative capital of Pati Regency is the town of Pati, Pati, Pati. Administrative districts The regency comprises twenty-one Districts of Indonesia, districts (''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as of mid-2024.Badan Pusat S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Yafie
Kiai Hajji Ali Yafie (1 September 1926 – 25 February 2023) was an Indonesian faqih who was chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council. He was a prominent figure of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Islamic organization in the world based in Indonesia, and served as a temporary chief adviser from 1991 to 1992. He was active as a principal of Pondok Pesantren Darul Dakwah Al Irsyad in Parepare, South Sulawesi, which he founded in 1947, and as a member of the advisory board for the Indonesian Association of Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI). Biography Yafie received his first education at a public elementary school, and continued the higher education at As'adiyah Madrasah in Sengkang, South Sulawesi. His major was Usul al-fiqh and he is widely known in Indonesia as an expert in this field. He devoted himself as a jurist in the religious courts of Ujung Pandang from 1959 to 1962, then an inspectorate of the East Indonesian Religious Court from 1962 to 1965. From 1965 to 1971, he became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Din Syamsuddin
Sirajuddin Muhammad "Din" Syamsuddin (, born in Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara, ), is an Indonesian politician and formerly the Chairman of Muhammadiyah for two terms from 2005 to 2010 and 2010 to 2015. His wife was named Fira Beranata, and has 3 children. He was entrusted as the Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (Majelis Ulama Indonesia, MUI) Center, he previously served as Vice Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council replacing Center Dr (HC), KH. Sahal Mahfouz, who died on Friday, January 24, 2014. Career * Chairman of Muhammadiyah (2005–present) * Chairman of the Center for Dialogue and Cooperation Among Civilizations / CDCC (2007–present) * Member, Strategic Alliance Russia-based Islamic World (2006–present) * Member, UK-Indonesia Islamic Advisory Group (2006–present) * Chairman, World Peace Forum / WPF (2006–present) * Honorary President, World Conference on Religions for Peace / WCRP, based in New York (2006–present) * Vice Chairman of the MUI (2005–2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilyas Ruhiat
Muhammad Ilyas Ruhiat (January 31, 1934 - December 18, 2007) better known as ''Ajengan Ilyas'' was an Indonesian Ulama and the leader of Cipasung Islamic Boarding School and also a Leader of Supreme Council (Ra'is 'Aam) Nahdlatul Ulama from 1992 until 1999. He was born at Tasikmalaya, Family Muhammad Ilyas Ruhiat was born in a village called Cipasung, Singaparna, Tasikmalaya. His father, K.H. Ruhiat was a National Hero of Indonesia and was also the founder of Cipasung Islamic Boarding School. His mother, Hj. Aisyah was the first wife of KH. Ruhiat. Ilyas married Dedeh Tsamrotul Fuadah and had three children. The first, Acep Zamzam Noor, became a poet who graduated from the Bandung Institute of Technology; the second, Neng Ida Nurhalida, became a chemistry teacher who graduated from the Indonesia University of Education; the last, Enung Nursaidah Rahayu, was a biology teacher who graduated from the Indonesia University of Education. Education Ilyas completed three years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mustofa Bisri
Ahmad Mustofa Bisri (born 10 August 1944) is an Indonesian Islamic leader from Indonesia and was the ninth Chief Adviser of Nahdlatul Ulama. He is the head of Pondok Pesantren Raudlatuth Thalibin, Rembang, Central Java, Indonesia. Mustofa Bisri, well known as Gus Mus, is famous not only as a ''kyai''—traditional Islamic teacher & leader, but also as a poet and painter. Background Gus Mus is the son of KH Bisri Musthofa and a grandson of H Zaenal Musthofa, both were respected Islamic leader in Indonesia. He studied in various ''pondok pesantren''—traditional Islamic school, such as Pesantren Lirboyo Kediri under guidance of KH Marzuqi and KH Mahrus Ali; Al Munawwar Krapyak Yogyakarta under KH Ali Ma'shum and KH Abdul Qadir; and Al Azhar University of Cairo. Gus Mus is married to Siti Fatmah and they have 7 (seven) children : Ienas Tsuroiya, Kautsar Uzmut, Raudloh Quds, Rabiatul Bisriyah, Nada, Almas and Muhammad Bisri Mustofa. From his children marriages, he has 5 (five) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Births
Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza GarcÃa becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into February, leaving 1 million people homeless and 385 people dead. * January 15 – Spanish Civil War: The Second Battle of the Corunna Road ends inconclusively. * January 23 – Moscow Trials: Trial of the Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center – In the Soviet Union 17 leading Communists go on trial, accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime, and assassinate its leaders. * January 30 – The Moscow Trial initiated on January 23 is concluded. Thirteen of the defendants are Capital punishment, sentenced to death (including Georgy Pyatakov, Nikolay Muralov and Leonid Serebryakov), while the rest, including Karl Radek and Grigory Sokolnikov are sent to Gulag, labor camps and later murdered. They were i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
