Tuan Guru Haji Ahmad
| Tuan Guru Haji Ahmad | |
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.jpg) File:Portrait of Tuan Guru Haji Ahmad (colored version).jpg Ahmad before 1949 | |
| Born | Ahmad Syafi'i c. 1885 Kampar Regency, Dutch East Indies |
| 💀Died | c. 1949 (aged 63–64) Bengkalis, Central Sumatra, Indonesiac. 1949 (aged 63–64) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indonesian |
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| Known for | The first ulama in Bengkalis Regency |
| 👩 Spouse(s) |
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| 👶 Children | 20, including Mariah and Abdul Karim Ahmad |
| 👪 Relatives | Zakaria bin Muhammad Amin (son-in-law) Nashruddin Zakaria (grandson) Wisra Okarianto (great-grandson) |
Tuan Guru Haji Ahmad (born Ahmad Syafi'i; c. 1885 – c. 1949) was an Indonesian ulama, teacher, and trader. He was known as the first ulama in the Bengkalis Regency.
Life and career[edit]
Tuan Guru Haji Ahmad was born Ahmad Syafi'i in Kuok, a village in Kampar Regency, Dutch East Indies, as the son of Muhammad Ali and his wife.[1] In the early 20th century, he came to Bengkalis with his friends to trade commodity goods. This trading activity took place until 1914, when he moved to Kedah, British Malaya, to pursue his education by studying at one of the boarding schools there.[2]
After studying in Kedah for seven years, Ahmad moved to Mecca to perform the Hajj.[2] During this trip, he traveled to several countries to increase his food supplies.[2] After performing the Hajj, Ahmad stayed in Mecca and continued his studies for several ulama there for three years.[2] After completing his studies, he moved to Perak, British Malaya, where he married his first wife, Rohimah binti Sani, who gave him fifteen children.[2] He spends his time teaching at several Islamic boarding schools there.[2]
In 1924, Ahmad came back to live in Bengkalis.[2] He then established a boarding school with a madrasa system at Parit Bangkong Mosque in Parit Bangkong, Bengkalis.[3] He also established Parit Bangkong Grand Mosque, which was known as the first grand mosque in Bengkalis.[2] Ahmad then continued to teach various Islamic knowledge there such as tafsir, fiqh, tawhid, Arabic grammar, Tarikh, etc, along with his students, such as Abdullah Nur and Zakaria bin Muhammad Amin, who later became his son-in-law by married his daughter, Mariah, in 1933.[4]
In 1930, Ahmad's family from Perak came to Bengkalis to live with him.[5] He then preached and taught Islam at several mosques in Bengkalis, where he later married his second wife, Khadijah binti Sulaiman, who gave him five sons.[5] During this period, he often received death threats from the locals.[5] Ahmad then established Al-Muttaqin mosque in Pangkalan Batang, Bengkalis District.[5]
In 1937, along with his son-in-law Zakaria bin Muhammad Amin, he established an Al-Khairiyah boarding school.[4] This school was the first Islamic boarding school in Bengkalis, which was reportedly successful due to the multitude of students who came from various regions in Riau, to study there.[6] Ahmad continued teaching and preaching at Al-Khairiyah along with six of his students namely Abdullah Nur, Zakaria bin Muhammad Amin, Muhammad Sidik, Muhammad Toha, Ismail, and Umar.[4] Al-Khairiyah was closed due to the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies.[4]
During the Japanese occupation, many religious figures in Bengkalis were murdered.[7] Ahmad decided to move back to Perak along with his family, until the proclamation of Indonesian independence, where he moved back to Bengkalis and continued his preaching and teaching activity.[7]
Death and legacy[edit]
Ahmad died in Bengkalis, Riau, and was buried in Pangkalan Batang.[7]
On 23 October 2017, his name remained as the name of the Bengkalis Area Library and Archive Building, which was established on 11 February 2013.[8]
Citations[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
- Pahlefi, Riza (2022-08-11). BENGKALIS: NEGERI JELAPANG PADI (in Bahasa Indonesia). CV. DOTPLUS Publisher. ISBN 978-623-6428-59-7. Search this book on
- Suryaman, Babam (2017-10-23). "Siapakah Sosok Tuan Guru Haji Ahmad". diskominfotik.bengkaliskab.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-03-19.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
References[edit]
- ↑ Saputra 2020, p. 7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Saputra 2020, p. 8.
- ↑ Pahlefi 2022, p. 134.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Saputra 2020, p. 9.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Saputra 2020, p. 10.
- ↑ Pahlefi 2022, p. 135.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Saputra 2020, p. 11.
- ↑ Suryaman 2017.
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