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Syafiq Riza Basalamah

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شفيق رضا باسلمة

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Indonesian preacher, lecturer and author, born in Jember in 1977. He graduated from the Islamic University of Madinah with honours at all three degree levels, teaches in Jember, and his lectures are broadcast on Rodja channels and YouTube to a wide audience.

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Medina

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    Summary

    Syafiq Riza bin Hasan bin Abdul Qadir bin Salim bin Zaid Basalamah is an Indonesian preacher, lecturer and author, born on 15 December 1977 in Jember, East Java12, of Hadhrami Arab descent1. He took his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, all with honours, at the Islamic University of Madinah, teaches in Jember, and his lectures are broadcast on Rodja channels and YouTube1.

    Upbringing and education

    Basalamah studied at the Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiyyah pesantren in Bondowoso, completing the intermediate level in 1993 and the secondary level in 19961. He then went to Madinah, graduating from the Faculty of Da'wah in 2003, taking his master's in 2007 and his doctorate in 2013, all cum laude2; his dissertation treated the role of Islamic institutions in countering Christianisation in Indonesia1.

    Career

    Since 2016 Basalamah has been a permanent lecturer in the Ahwal Al-Syakhshiyah programme at STDI Imam Syafi'i in Jember, and he is a member of the Fatwa Council of the Al-Irsyad association12. He gives regular classes broadcast by Rodja TV and Radio Rodja, and his recordings reach about 1.63 million subscribers on YouTube in platform figures of October 20261.

    Impact and audience

    Basalamah is among the most widely followed Salafi preachers on Indonesia's digital platforms, with about 1.63 million YouTube subscribers in platform figures of October 2026 — platform figures that change constantly and are not presented by the museum as fixed facts1.

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    Medina

    People and things also explored

    Mosque of the Two Qiblas· Prophet's Mosque· The Sanctuary of Medina· Judaism in Arabia before Islam· Medina's society at the Hijra· Sabil (public water fountain)· The utum (tower-fortresses) of Yathrib· Restoration of the Abbasid Khutba in the Two Harams in 479

    Sources

    1. Syafiq Riza Basalamah — English Wikipedia
    2. Syafiq Riza Basalamah — Indonesian Wikipedia
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