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Maimun Zubair

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Sheikh Allamah Kyai Hajji

Maimun Zubair
‎ميمون بن زبير‎
Maimun in 2017
Personal
Born
Maimun Zubair

(1928-10-28)October 28, 1928
Sarang, Rembang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia
Died6 August 2019(2019-08-06) (aged 90)
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Resting placeJannat al-Mu'alla, Mecca
ReligionIslam
NationalityIndonesian
Spouse
  • Fahimah Maimoen
    (died 2011)
  • Masthi'ah Maimoen
    (died 2002)
  • Heni Maryam
Children10 (see below)
Parents
EthnicityJavanese
EraModern era
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi‘i
CreedAshʿari
Main interest(s)
EducationPondok Pesantren Lirboyo, Kediri (1945–1949)
TariqaIdrisiyya Shadhili[1]
Known for
Occupation

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Sheikh[4] Allamah[5] Kyai Hajji Maimun Zubair al-Sarani[6] (Jawi: ‎ميمون بن زبير الساراني‎; IPA: [maɪmʊn bɪn zʊbaɪr al-saraŋi]; October 28, 1928 – August 6, 2019) or also known as Mbah Moen[7] was an Indonesian faqīh (Islamic jurist), cleric, and murshid of Idrisiyya Shadhili tariqa in Sarang, Rembang Regency, Central Java. Since 1967, Maimun has established Pondok Pesantren Al-Anwar in his home village, Karangmangu. Previously, the pesantren was named POHAMA (short for Pondok Haji Maimoen), only in 1967 he changed it to Al-Anwar, the name of his father before the hajj, in memory of him. Its establishment and pioneering were assisted by his father and maternal grandfather, Kyai Zubair Dahlan and Kyai Ahmad Syuaib.

In Nahdlatul Ulama, Maimun served as mustasyar (advisor) along with several other scholars such as Ahmad Muhtadi Dimyathi, Mustofa Bisri, Muhammad Luthfi bin Yahya, Nasaruddin Umar, and other religious and national figures. Maimun also served as Chair of the Sharia Assembly of the United Development Party, one of the largest Islamic parties in Indonesia since the New Order, until his death in August 2019.

His activity in the United Development Party began when he served as a member of the Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD) of Rembang Regency from 1971 to 1978. The peak of his career in politics was when he became a member of the People's Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia (MPR RI) from the Central Java envoy in 1987–1999.

Name and Islamic titles[edit]

Name[edit]

Maimun was born before Indonesian independence, in 1928, so the spelling used to write his name was Maimoen, based on the Van Ophuijsen Spelling System.[8] Only after the Republican Spelling System came into effect in 1947, one of which was to change the spelling of vowel 'oe' to 'u', the writing of Maimoen becomes Maimun.[9] However, although the Perfected Spelling System has been in effect since 1972 replacing the previous spelling system, Maimun's writing as Maimoen (according to the old spelling) is often used by several national figures and some media to preach it. In fact, Maimun children often use the spelling Maimoen (not Maimun) behind their names, like Taj Yasin Maimoen, the current deputy governor of Central Java.[8]

In addition, Joko Widodo, the current President of Indonesia, when conveying his condolences to the death of Maimun on his Twitter account wrote Maimun Zubair with Perfected Spelling System, but wrote Mbah Moen, Maimun Zubair's familiar greeting by his students, with old spelling.[10] Based on the Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language, the word mbah comes from Javanese language which means "grandfather" or "grandmother", so the use of greeting "Mbah Moen" can be interpreted as "Grandfather Moen".[11]

The name Maimun comes from Arabic (Arabic: ميمون‎, romanized: Maymūn, Arabic pronunciation: [maymuːn]) which means "auspicious", "prosperous", "lucky", "good fortunate", or "blessed".[12] While Zubair is the name of his father, Zubair Dahlan.[13] In many of the works he wrote in Arabic language, he often put al-Sarani, al-Rambani, or al-Jawi behind his name. The names are not family names, but are nisba to the place where he came from. Like most Javanese people, he had only one name, namely Maimun. Whereas Zubair is a patronymic name. So if interpreted, "Maimun bin Zubair al-Sarani al-Rambani al-Jawi" means "Maimun, son of Zubair, from Sarang, Rembang [id], Java".[14]

Islamic titles and personality[edit]

Maimun was an fiqh expert and was a reference for Indonesian clerics and scholars especially in the field of jurisprudence,[15] that was because he deeply masters the science of fiqh and uṣūl al-fiqh so dubbed al-Faqīh and al-Allāmah.[16]

Said Aqil Siradj, general chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama, said that in addition to alim and allamah, he believed that Maimun was one of the Walī al-Autād, one level of wali who have a duty from God to guard the earth.[17] In addition, Habib Umar bin Hafiz and Habib Ali al-Jifri in their condolences for the death of Maimun stated that Maimun was al-Mu‘ammar, because he had a long life until his death at the age of 90 years.[18][19]

Biography[edit]

Early life[edit]

Zubair Dahlan, father of Maimun, c. 1960s

Maimun was born as the first child of Kyai Hajji Zubair Dahlan with his first wife, Mahmudah Ahmad. His father was an ulama of tafsir, fiqh, usul al-fiqh, and tasawwuf in the area of Sarang, Rembang Regency. Every year in the month of Ramadan, he always routinely teaches Tafsir al-Jalalayn to his students at the Pesantren Sarang, the forerunner to the Pondok Pesantren Al-Anwar founded by Maimun. Actually Maimun has 5 siblings, all of whom are women, but they died while still a toddler. Maimun's father and mother are cousins. His maternal grandfather, Kyai Ahmad Syuaib, was his father's uncle, while his paternal grandmother, Hasanah Syuaib, was the younger brother of Ahmad Syuaib. Both are children of Kyai Syuaib, an expert in the Quran in the Central Java region.[20]

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Personal life[edit]

Career[edit]

At Nahdlatul Ulama[edit]

Political career[edit]

Activities[edit]

Established a pesantren[edit]

As influential cleric[edit]

Notable Works[edit]

Death[edit]

Reference[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ↑ Zubair 2017, p. 85.
  2. ↑ NU Online 2010, Susunan Lengkap.
  3. ↑ NU Online 2003, Susunan Kepengurusan.
  4. ↑ Al-Anwar official website 2008, الشيخ الحاج.
  5. ↑ Anbaaalyoum.com 2019, وفاة الشيخ.
  6. ↑ Zubair n.d., p. 60.
  7. ↑ Alif.id 2018, Sowan Mbah.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Alif.id 2019, Kiai Maimoen.
  9. ↑ Good News From Indonesia 2016, Evolusi Ejaan.
  10. ↑ @Jokowi via Twitter.
  11. ↑ KBBI Daring 2019, Mbah.
  12. ↑ Behind the Name 2019, Maimun.
  13. ↑ Ulum 2018, p. 121.
  14. ↑ Zubair n.d., pp. 60–1.
  15. ↑ NU Online 2015, Profil Ahwa.
  16. ↑ Alif.id 2019, Syekh Maimoen.
  17. ↑ Jawa Pos 2019, Kita Kehilangan.
  18. ↑ @alhabibali via Twitter.
  19. ↑ NU Online 2019, Sampaikan Belasungkawa.
  20. ↑ Al-Anwar official website 2010, K.H. Zubair.

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