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Buya Hamka | |
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 Portrait of Hamka | |
| Born | Abdul Malik 17 February 1908 |
| Died | 24 July 1981 (aged 73) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Other names | Haji Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah |
| Notable work | Al-Azhar Exegesis Tenggelamnya Kapal van der Wijck Di Bawah Lindungan Ka'bah |
Main interests | Al-Qur'an Exegesis, Islamic law, Islamic history, tasawuf, and literature |
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Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah, better known by his pen name Hamka (17 February 1908 – 24 July 1981) was an Indonesian ʿālim, philosopher, writer, novelist, lecturer, politician and journalist.[1]
First affiliated with the Masyumi Party, until it was disbanded due to connection to the PRRI rebellion, Hamka was jailed because he was close to other PRRI members. He also served as the inaugural chief cleric of the Indonesian Ulema Council, and was active in Muhammadiyah until he died. Al-Azhar University and Malaysian National University both granted him honorary doctorates, while Moestopo University of Jakarta appointed him a Distinguished Professor.
Hamka is further honoured by being the namesake of Hamka Muhammadiyah University in Jakarta, and is named an Indonesian National Hero.[2]
- ^ Hadler, Jeffrey (1998). "Home, Fatherhood, Succession: Three Generations of Amrullahs in Twentieth-Century Indonesia". Indonesia (65): 123–154. doi:10.2307/3351407. hdl:1813/54136. ISSN 0019-7289. JSTOR 3351407.
- ^ Zakky, Oleh (4 March 2018). "Daftar Nama Pahlawan Nasional Indonesia & Asal Daerahnya Lengkap". ZonaReferensi.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2019.