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Haji Abdul Karim Amrullah

Maninjau, Agam

1879 – 1945

Sumatera Thawalib; Minangkabau reform

Summary

Minangkabau reformist and a founder of Sumatera Thawalib.

Born
Maninjau, Agam, 1879
Died
Jakarta, 1945
Fields of expertise
Fiqh

Biography

Known as Haji Rasul, a student of Ahmad Khatib al-Minangkabawi, he led reform in West Sumatra and helped establish the Sumatera Thawalib schools; he was the father of Hamka. Commonly dated 1879–1945.