9 results for “southeast-asia”

The most influential Southeast Asian Islamic scholar, based in Mecca, whose commentaries on classical texts are still widely used across the Malay world.

Minangkabau scholar who served as Imam of the Shafi'i school at Masjid al-Haram and mentored major Indonesian reformist scholars.

Indonesian Islamic scholar, author, and political figure, known for his major Quran commentary 'Tafsir al-Azhar.'

Founder of Nahdlatul Ulama, the largest Islamic organization in the world, and a towering figure in Indonesian Islamic history.

Founder of Muhammadiyah, one of the largest Islamic organizations in Indonesia, and a pioneer of Islamic educational reform.

Acehnese scholar who studied in Arabia and became the leading Islamic authority in Southeast Asia, producing the first complete Malay Quran commentary.

Hadhrami Ba'Alawi scholar who authored 'Simthut Thahabin,' a devotional poem for the Prophet Muhammad widely chanted in Southeast Asia.

Greatest Malay-Patani Islamic scholar, prolific author of Malay-language religious texts.

First major Malay poet and Islamic scholar from Aceh, pioneering Malay Islamic literature.