Abdul Karim Amrullah

Islamic religious leader
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IntroIslamic religious leader
wasReligious leader
Work fieldReligion
Gender
Male
Birth10 February 1879
Death2 June 1945Jakarta (aged 66 years)
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Biography

Abdul Karim Amrullah (10 February, 1879 – 1945), known as Haji Rasul, was a Muslim reformer who led reformation of Islam in Sumatra.

Personal life

Haji Rasul was born in Sungai Batang, Maninjau, West Sumatra on February 10, 1879. His father was Muslim ulema, Syekh Muhammad Amarullah Tuanku Kisai and his mother Andung Tarawas. In 1894, he went to Mecca, studying Islamic law under Shaikh Ahmad Khatib. After he graduated, he taught Islam in Mecca until 1906. Upon his return to the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), he founded an Islamic organization known as Muhammadiyah in West Sumatra. In 1915, Haji Rasul founded Sumatera Thawalib in Padang Panjang. Thawalib was an Islamic school that produced many progressive students. He died in Jakarta before independence day on June 2, 1945.

Family

Haji Rasul's son Hamka was also a prominent ulama, politician, and author. Rusdi Hamka, his grandson, is a politician, a member of DPR from United Development Party.

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