Ahmad Surkati

Sheikh
Ahmad Surkati
Sheikh Ahmad Surkati
أحمد السركتي
	Sheikh Ahmad Surkati
Born	1875 CE; Udfu, Dongola, Ottoman Egyptian Sudan; (now Sudan)
Died	6 September 1943 (aged 67–68); Djakarta, Japanese-occupied East Indies; (now Indonesia)
Alma mater	Ma'had Syarqi Na (Sudan), Darul 'Ulum (Mecca)
Occupation(s)	Islamic scholar, teacher
Years active	1909–1941
Organization	al-Irshad
Known for	Founder of al-Irshad
Title	Sheikh
Parent	Muhammad al-Surkati (father)

Ahmad Surkati (Arabic: احمد بن محمد السركتي; ʾaḥmad bin muḥammad alsourkatee; Arabic pronunciation: [(ʔ)æħmæd bin mʊˈħæmmæd ælsurkɑtij]; 1875 CE – 6 September 1943) was the founder of the organization Jam'iyat al-Islah wa Al-Irsyad al-Arabiyah (Arab Association for Reform and Guidance), which later transformed into Jam'iyat al-Islah wal Irsyad al-Islamiyyah, which is more commonly called as al-Irshad in Batavia, August 1915. Many historians acknowledge al-Irshad role in the reformation of Islamic thought in Indonesia, but unfortunately his name is not mentioned in the discourse of Islamic thought in Indonesia.^[1]

^ Mobini-Kesheh, Natalie (1999). The Hadrami Awakening: Community and Identity in the Netherlands East Indies, 1900-1942 (illustrated ed.). EAP Publications. pp. 54–56. ISBN 978-08772-77279.

[awakening-1] Mobini-Kesheh, Natalie (1999). The Hadrami Awakening: Community and Identity in the Netherlands East Indies, 1900-1942 (illustrated ed.). EAP Publications. pp. 54–56. ISBN 978-08772-77279.

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