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Mariah binti Ahmad

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Mariah binti Ahmad
Born
💀Died(1955-02-02)2 February 1955
Bengkalis, Riau, Indonesia(1955-02-02)2 February 1955
Burial placeGang Kasim Ebok Cemetery
🏳️ NationalityIndonesian
💼 Occupation
  • Homemaker
👩 Spouse(s)
👶 Children7, including Nashruddin Zakaria
👴 👵 Parent(s)
👪 RelativesTaraima (mother-in-law)
Abdul Karim Ahmad (half-brother)
Wisra Okarianto (grandson)

Mariah binti Ahmad (died 2 February 1955) was an Indonesian homemaker who was the first wife of ulama Zakaria bin Muhammad Amin and former matriarch of the Zakaria family.

Early life[edit]

Mariah was the daughter and 15th child of ulama Tuan Guru Haji Ahmad (1885–1949), and his first wife, Rohimah binti Sani (d. 1977), from Perak.[1] Her father was the first person to establish an Islamic-based educational institution in Bengkalis.[1] She had five paternal half-brother from her father's second marriage to Khadijah binti Sulaiman, including A. Hamid Ahmad (1944–2021), a politician who served as Regional Secretary of Bengkalis Regency from 1995 until 2003, and ulama Abdul Karim Ahmad (1937–2021), who served as Chair of the Riau Islands Indonesian Ulema Council.[1][2] Mariah was raised in Perak and often visited by her father from Ramadan until Eid El-Fitr, but in 1930, she moved to Bengkalis with her family and continued her education and da'wah activity there.[3]

Marriage[edit]

Mariah married ulama Zakaria bin Muhammad Amin who was one of her father's students, in 1933.[4] They later moved to Bagan Datuk, Perak, to continue Zakaria's Islamic education and had three sons: Nashruddin, a civil servant and former employee at Bengkalis Regency Religious Affairs Department Office; Azra'i.e., a lecturer at As-Syafiiyah Islamic University; and Syakrani Zakaria, a harbormaster. They had four daughters: Aminah, a school principal formerly at SMP Negeri 2 Bengkalis; Zaharah, a politician who served at People's Representative Council in Bengkalis from the development works fraction; Ulfah, a gynecologist at Manado General Hospital; and Hanim Zakaria, a junior school teacher in Pekanbaru.[5] Her grandson from Zaharah, Wisra Okarianto, became an Islamic judge who served as council and panel of judges for the 45th Musabaqah Tilawatil Quran on Bengkalis Regency level.[6]

Later life[edit]

Mariah's grave at Gang Kasim Ebok Cemetery, Kelapapati, Bengkalis

During the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies in 1942, Mariah moved back to Perak with her father and returned to Bengkalis after the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence in 1945. They continued their regular activities until his death in 1949.[7] She continued to support her husband during Indonesian National Revolution. She caught a fatal illness after Operation Kraai. She died in Bengkalis, on 2 February 1955.[8]

Zakaria was shattered after her death and described it as the saddest heartbreak due to Mariah's loyalty. She always accompanied him in very difficult situations.[9] In order to provide care for their young children, Zakaria married Siti Zainab binti Kimpal, an actress, and had seven more children with her.[10] Mariah was buried at Gang Kasim Ebok Cemetery in Kelapapati, Bengkalis. Her mother, Rohimah, died 22 years later on 17 June 1977. As of 2020, four of her children had passed away.[8]

Issue[edit]

Name Birth Death Marriage Children
Date Spouse
Nashruddin Zakaria (1934-04-10)10 April 1934 1 January 1999(1999-01-01) (aged 64) Unknown Nursiah Syamsidar

Yusraini Muhammad Normayudin Erma Ernawati Hendrizon

Aminah Zakaria (1938-09-17)17 September 1938 15 July 2011(2011-07-15) (aged 72) Unknown Rustam Aprizami

Rudi Haryanto

Zaharah Zakaria (1942-02-01)1 February 1942 29 October 2007(2007-10-29) (aged 65) Unknown Muhammad Yacub Sri Mei Linda Andika

Sri Afrianti Wisra Okarianto Wiwik Siti Aisyah

Ulfah Zakaria (1943-04-14) 14 April 1943 (age 81) N/A Unknown Diponegoro Dilapanga Sutianingsih

Yusuf Aqil Siti Mariam

Azra'ie Zakaria (1947-07-31)31 July 1947 19 July 2019(2019-07-19) (aged 71) 1 December 1983 Athiah Muhayat Ilham Zurriyati Azra'ie

Maya Fadlilah Azra'ie Adri Imaduddin Azra'ie

Hanim Zakaria (1950-09-11) 11 September 1950 (age 74) N/A Unknown Mokhtar Tirta Mahdalena Mokhtar

Desy Ananda

Syakrani Zakaria (1952-11-23) 23 November 1952 (age 71) N/A Unknown Rosnetti Yudhi Andross

Elfikrie Andross Trio Andross Putri Rossya Ardelia Hasanah

Ancestry[edit]

Citations[edit]

Works cited[edit]

  • Saputra, Amrizal, Wira Sugiarto, Suyendri, Zulfan Ikhram, Khairil Anwar, M. Karya Mukhsin, Risman Hambali, Khoiri, Marzuli Ridwan Al-bantany, Zuriat Abdillah, Dede Satriani, Wan M. Fariq, Suwarto, Adi Sutrisno, Ahmad Fadhli (2020-10-15). PROFIL ULAMA KARISMATIK DI KABUPATEN BENGKALIS: MENELADANI SOSOK DAN PERJUANGAN (in Bahasa Indonesia). CV. DOTPLUS Publisher. ISBN 978-623-94659-3-3. Search this book on

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Saputra 2020, p. 7.
  2. "KABAR DUKA, Mantan Ketua MUI Kepri KH Abdul Karim Ahmad Meninggal Dunia di Tanjungpinang". Tribunbatam.id (in Bahasa Indonesia). Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  3. Saputra 2020, p. 10.
  4. Saputra 2020, p. 149.
  5. Saputra 2020, p. 146, 149.
  6. "Pj Bupati Bengkalis Syahrial Abdi Lantik Dewan dan Majelis Hakim MTQ ke-45". bengkalis.kemenag.go.id (in Bahasa Indonesia). Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  7. Saputra 2020, p. 11.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Saputra 2020, p. 146.
  9. Saputra 2020, p. 146–147.
  10. Saputra 2020, p. 147.


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