تأسيس نهضة العلماء
Nahdlatul Ulama is founded
1344 AH · 1926 CE
Surabaya سورابايا
In Surabaya, Hasyim Asy'ari and other kiai of the pesantren founded Nahdlatul Ulama, 'the awakening of the scholars', to defend the traditional schools of law and theology. It grew into one of the largest Muslim organisations in the world.
Sources
- M. C. Ricklefs, A History of Modern Indonesia since c. 1200 (4th ed., 2008)
- Lathiful Khuluq, Fajar Kebangunan Ulama: Biografi K.H. Hasyim Asy'ari (2000)
Draft, awaiting scholarly review.