Abdullah Ahmad (cleric)

Seated from Right: Sheikh Daud Rasyidi, Sheikh Djamil Djambek, Sheikh Sulaiman Ar-Rasuli (Inyiak Canduang), Sheikh Ibrahim Musa (Inyiak Parabek), Sheikh Abdullah Ahmad

Abdullah Ahmad (1878 - 1933) was an Islamic cleric (ulama) and reformist hailed from Padang Panjang, West Sumatra. He is a founder of Islamic mass organization based in West Sumatra, Sumatera Thawalib.[1] He also founded the Islamic magazine Al-Munir, the first Islamic mass media in the Indonesian archipelago.[2] Together with Abdul Karim Amrullah, he became one of the first Indonesians who received the honorable degree from Al-Azhar University in Cairo.[3]

  1. ^ Sumatera Thawalib, Sekolah Modern Islam Pertama di Indonesia. JPNN. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  2. ^ Ricklefs 2001, pp. 214.
  3. ^ Abdullah Ahmad Orang Indonesia Pertama Mendapat Doktor Honoris Causa Universitas Al Azhar Mesir Berdarah Minang. Archived 2019-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Kabarantau. Retrieved November 29, 2017.