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Rabithah Alawiyah (; lit. ''The Association of
Alawiyyin Alawi (), also transliterated as Alevi, Alevi, Alavi, Alvi, Alawid, or Alawite (), is an adjective denoting "of or related to Ali", the Prophet Muhammad's cousin. As a proper noun it is used by individuals, dynasties, places, and religious sects ...
'' or'' Alawiyyin League'') is an Indonesian Islamic organization engaged in social movements. In general, the organization is an exclusive association of Hadhrami people of
Ba 'Alawi sada The Ba 'Alawi sada (), or the House of Ba 'Alawi (), is a group of Hadhrami Sayyid families and social group originating in Hadhramaut in the southwest corner of the Arabian Peninsula. They trace their lineage to Ahmad al-Muhajir who was born i ...
families. The organization was established on December 27, 1928, CE or 1346 AH, not long after the ''Soempah Pemoeda'' (
Youth Pledge The Youth Pledge (, ), officially titled as Decision of the Congress of Indonesian Youth ( van Ophuijsen spelling ) is the pledge made by young Indonesians since 28 October 1928, which defined the identity of Indonesians. The decision proclaimed t ...
) October 28, 1928. The organization has a sub-organization called ''al-Maktab al-Daimi'' given task to collect, verify and maintain genealogies of
Ba 'Alawi sada The Ba 'Alawi sada (), or the House of Ba 'Alawi (), is a group of Hadhrami Sayyid families and social group originating in Hadhramaut in the southwest corner of the Arabian Peninsula. They trace their lineage to Ahmad al-Muhajir who was born i ...
and print pedigree passes to prove the ancestry of individuals around the world.


History

Although
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had been granted permission and founded, The
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government still had concern and suspicion about its activity. Later, the
Jamiat Kheir Jamiat Kheir ('; ; ; different Latin spellings have also been used in the past, such as ''Djamiat Chair'', ''Djameat Geir, Djamijat Chaer'', ''Jam'iyyat khair'' or ''Jamiatul Khair'') is one of a few early private institutions in Indonesia that ...
turned into a fully educational-only organization, so
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of
Ba 'Alawi sada The Ba 'Alawi sada (), or the House of Ba 'Alawi (), is a group of Hadhrami Sayyid families and social group originating in Hadhramaut in the southwest corner of the Arabian Peninsula. They trace their lineage to Ahmad al-Muhajir who was born i ...
decided to build another organization to continue the original tasks of Jamiat Kheir, which is social engagements. It was also intended as a body to maintain and enhance the dignity of Muslims in Indonesia, particularly Alawiyyin family through social efforts and
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, Islamic education and moral guidance through good deeds and Islamic brotherhood in the unity of the nation and state. Two months after the
Youth Pledge The Youth Pledge (, ), officially titled as Decision of the Congress of Indonesian Youth ( van Ophuijsen spelling ) is the pledge made by young Indonesians since 28 October 1928, which defined the identity of Indonesians. The decision proclaimed t ...
, Alawiyin figures requested a permission to the Dutch Government to establish the new association, ''al-Rabithatoel al-Alawijah'' (as it was spelled at the time) which was recorded in the notary deed number 6 by A.H. Van Ophuijsen dated January 16, 1928. The request was approved by the Dutch government on December 27, 1928, CE (1346 AH), which was signed by the Gerard Rudolph Erdbrink (Secretary of the Dutch East Indies Government; 881-1954 with the second permission issued on November 27, 1929. Many of the management members of this newly created organization were also members of
Jamiat Kheir Jamiat Kheir ('; ; ; different Latin spellings have also been used in the past, such as ''Djamiat Chair'', ''Djameat Geir, Djamijat Chaer'', ''Jam'iyyat khair'' or ''Jamiatul Khair'') is one of a few early private institutions in Indonesia that ...
. Some founders of the al-Rabithah who were also administrators of Jamiat Kheir, among others were Muhammad bin Abdurrahman bin Ali Shahab, Idrus bin Ahmad Shahab, Ali bin Ahmad Shahab (brother of Idrus), and Abubakar bin Muhammad al-habshi. The first student financed by the al-Rabithah to graduate from Jamiat Kheir was Syarifah Qamar of Daarul Aitam, where she received scholarship of 15
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a month. Just a year after the establishment of the organization at the central level, in 1929 there were branches of the organization erected in
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. In addition to these branches, regions which could not meet the conditions to establish branches soon then established representative offices. In the same year, had stood representative offices of al-Rabithah in
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. Although still at young age, ''al-Rabithah'' was able to align itself with other older organizations. In 1930, for example, ''al-Rabithah'' received an invitation to attend the Muslim Youth Conference. ''al-Rabithah'' was represented by
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who gave an interesting lecture which was then printed and distributed to the conference participants. Rabithah was also active in the Islamic Conference in Surabaya and collaborated with
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to hold
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. In line with its policy, the Rabithah was also responsive to social and contemporary issues at the time, such as fundraising and humanitarian aid for victims of the eruption of Mount Merapi (1930), famine in
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, and the construction of mosques and orphanages orphans in various regions. ''al-Rabithah al-Alawiyyah'' plays important roles on national interests individually and collectively through formal education institutions, Islamic boarding schools, informal religious gatherings, assembly of
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(remembrance), and through training centers spread all over the country. It also participates in educating the mature life of the nation, economic development of the people as well as instill a nationalism. Besides giving scholarships, every year the organization distributes
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to needy people. The main source of fund for the organization is through community contributions, as well as through for-profit business.


Founders


Jakarta Branch

The first board members of this association were also the founders, namely: Muhammad bin Abdurrahman bin Shihab (chairman), Abubakar bin Abdullah al-Attas (Vice Chairman I), Abdullah bin Ali al-Aydarus (Vice Chairman II), Abubakar bin Muhammad al-Habshi (Treasurer I), Idrus bin Ahmad bin Shahab (Treasurer II), Ahmad bin Abdullah al-Seggaf (Secretary), Ali bin Abdurrahman al-Habshi (Trustee), Alwi bin Muhammad al-Haddad (Trustee), Alwi bin Thohir al-Haddad (Trustee), Abdullah bin Umar al-Zahir (Trustee), Abdullah bin Abubakar al-Habshi (Trustee) and Salim bin Ahmad Bawazir (Trustee). The first chairman of this organization was
Alwi bin Thahir al-Haddad Alwi bin Thahir al-Haddad (, ; 14 Shawwal 1301 AH – 1382H or August 6, 1884 CE – November 14, 1962 CE) was an Islamic scholar known as the Mufti of Johor in twentieth century and also the co-founder of Jamiat Kheir and Al-Rabithah al-A ...
.


Solo Branch

Although the first Rabithah was established in Batavia, the approval came later after the Branch in
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was established on October 7, 1928 (1 Jumada al-awwal 1346 AH). The founders in Solo were Husein Bin Alwi Bin Shahab, Ibrahim bin Agil al-Seggaf, Muhammad bin Segaf al-Seggaf, Ali bin Salim Aidid, Eidrus bin Muhammad al-Jufri, Alwi bin Ali al-Habshi, Ali bin Muhammad al-Habshi, Hasan bin Husein al-Seggaf, Ali bin Syech bin Shahab, Salim bin Basri al-Seggaf, Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Husein al-Seggaf, Husin bin Abdurrahman al-Seggaf, Abdullah bin Abdul-Rahman bin Sumaith, Husein bin Abdullah al-Habshi, and Ahmad bin Ali bin Muhammad Makarim. Shortly, the organization built a school called ''Madrasah Ibtidaiyya al-Rabithah al-Alawiyyah'' in Pasar Kliwon District. At first, the school engaged in Islamic Studies, Arabic language, and some limited secular subjects. For the reason of patriotism, on March 9, 1966, the school was renamed to ''Islamic Education Foundation of Diponegoro'', where it remains in use today.


Organization

The management structure of year 2011-2016 consists of an advisory board, a supervisory board, board of directors and a list of managing directors for each chapter: Venture Empowerment, Organization, Inter-Institutional Relations, Public Relations & Media,
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, Education and Training, and Affairs of Social Welfare. The organization has branches spread out from west to east of Indonesia. The office was originally located in Jamiat Kheir complex in Tanah Abang, but later moved to a separate building on TB. Simatupang street in South Jakarta.


al-Maktab al-Daimi

''al-Maktab al-Daimi'' (; lit. ''Office of Records'') is an autonomous official body of Rabithah al-Alawiyyah working to preserve lineage, consanguinity, history and census data of
Ba 'Alawi sada The Ba 'Alawi sada (), or the House of Ba 'Alawi (), is a group of Hadhrami Sayyid families and social group originating in Hadhramaut in the southwest corner of the Arabian Peninsula. They trace their lineage to Ahmad al-Muhajir who was born i ...
. The establishment of this institution in 1954 was during the leadership of
Alwi bin Thahir al-Haddad Alwi bin Thahir al-Haddad (, ; 14 Shawwal 1301 AH – 1382H or August 6, 1884 CE – November 14, 1962 CE) was an Islamic scholar known as the Mufti of Johor in twentieth century and also the co-founder of Jamiat Kheir and Al-Rabithah al-A ...
, not long after the establishment of Rabithah al-Alawiyyah and after it had earned the unanimous agreement from the Alawiyyin figures, elders, and scholars, such
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Alwi bin Thahir al-Haddad (
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of
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), Habib Ahmad bin Abdullah al-Seggaf (author of the pedigree book ''Khidmah al-Asyirah'') and Habib Ali bin Abdurrahman al-Habshi of Kwitang. To perform this task, the forum appointed a son of wulayti, Sayyid Ali bin Ja'far bin Syeikh al-Seggaf (born in
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, 16 November 16, 1889 CE or 22 Rabi’ al-awwal 1307 AH), who was also on the supervisory board at ''Rabithah Alawiyyah'' in Batavia. With the fund of Rabithah Alawiyah and from a philanthropist named Sheikh bin Ahmad bin Shahab, he censused and recorded Sayyid families throughout Indonesia in 1928 and 1940 (another version says in 1932). Per January 28, 1940 CE (18 Dzulhijjah 1358 AH) there were 17,764 people counted as the members of Sayyid families. Ali bin Ja'far was then later elected as the first chairman and Hasyim bin Muhammad al-Hadi bin Ahmad al-Habshi as the deputy chairman, with Alwi bin Thahir al-Haddad and Ahmad bin Abdullah al-Shofie al-Seggaf as their advisors. Today this body records genealogical notes not only for
Alawiyyin Alawi (), also transliterated as Alevi, Alevi, Alavi, Alvi, Alawid, or Alawite (), is an adjective denoting "of or related to Ali", the Prophet Muhammad's cousin. As a proper noun it is used by individuals, dynasties, places, and religious sects ...
people of Indonesia, but also from abroad. For references, the al-Maktab Daimi use books such as ''al-Shamsu al-Dzahirah'' by Habib Abdurrahman bin Mohammed al-Mashhoor, seven volume of the original handwritten books of Salman bin Said bin Awad Ba-Ghauts, three volumes of handwritten book ''Sajarah Ansaab Al-Alawiyyin'' (شجرة الانساب العلوين ) by Habib Ali bin Ja'far al-Seggaf, the book about Alawiyyin census report in Indonesia, and 15 volumes of ''The Ledger of Alawiyyin lineage'' books written by Habib Abdullah bin Isa ibn Hud al-Habshi which is an expansion of and is based on the three-volumes book of Ali bin Ja'far al-Seggaf, all of them are authentic, and only owned by al-Maktab al-Daimi.


Jamiat Kheir School

See
Jamiat Kheir Jamiat Kheir ('; ; ; different Latin spellings have also been used in the past, such as ''Djamiat Chair'', ''Djameat Geir, Djamijat Chaer'', ''Jam'iyyat khair'' or ''Jamiatul Khair'') is one of a few early private institutions in Indonesia that ...
.


References


External links


Official Website
* Rabithah Alawiyah {{DEFAULTSORT:Rabithah Islamist groups Organizations established in 1928 Indonesian National Awakening Islamic organizations based in Indonesia