Muhammadiyah

Muhammadiyah
Official emblem
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Zone of influence
Formation18 November 1912
TypeIslamic Community Organizations
PurposeReligious Islamic, Education, Social, Health, and Economy
HeadquartersYogyakarta and Jakarta, Indonesia
Region served
Indonesia Indonesia
Membership
50 million
Chairman
Prof. Dr. K.H. Haedar Nashir, M.Si
Secretary General
Prof. Dr. Abdul Mu'ti, M.Ed.
AffiliationsIslamic Modernism[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

Muhammadiyah (Arabic: محمدية, followers of Muhammad); also known as the Muhammadiyah Society (Indonesian: Persyarikatan Muhammadiyah) is a major Islamic non-governmental organization in Indonesia.[2] The organization was founded in 1912 by Ahmad Dahlan in the city of Yogyakarta. They support ijtihad - individual interpretation of Qur'an and Sunnah.[3] It played an important role in the popularity of Salafism in Indonesia.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Nashir M. Si, Dr. H Haidar (2015). MUHAMMADIYAH: A REFORM MOVEMENT. Jl. A Yani Pabelan Tromol Pos 1 Kartasura Surakarta 57102 Jawa Tengah – Indonesia: Muhammadiyah University Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-602-361-013-6. From aqidah standpoints, Muhammadiyah may adhere Salafi , as stated by Tarjih in Himpinan Putusan Tarjih (wy: 11), that Muhammadiyah promotes the belief principles referring to the Salaf (al-fi rqat al-najat min al-Salaf).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ↑ A. Jalil Hamid, Tackle the rising cost of living longer . New Straits Times, 30 October 2016. Accessed 1 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Muhammadiyah". Div. of Religion and Philosophy, St. Martin College, UK. Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  4. ↑ Muhtaroom, Ali (August 2017). "The Study of Indonesian Moslem Responses on Salafy- Shia Transnational Islamic Education Institution, Shiashia". Ilmia Islam Futuria. 17 (1): 73–95. doi:10.22373/jiif.v17i1.1645 – via Research Gate. organizations such as Muhammadiyah, Persis, al-Irsyad has an important role in the development of Salafism in Indonesia.