Jakarta

جاكرتا

Java

Capital of Indonesia, on the island of Java. The Grand Imam met President Widodo at the palace here on 22 February 2016, gave his global address at Sharif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, and visited the Azhar Mosque named by Shaltut on an earlier visit.

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Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, on the island of Java 1. Its presidential palace hosted President Joko Widodo's reception of the Grand Imam on 22 February 2016 2; here also stands the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University where the Imam addressed the Muslims 3, and the al-Azhar mosque named by Shaykh Shaltut on an earlier visit.

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Place of death of
Abdul Karim Amrullah· Agus Salim· B. J. Habibie· Kasman Singodimedjo· Ki Bagus Hadikusumo· Rasuna Said
Burial place of
Agus Salim· Kasman Singodimedjo· Rasuna Said
Visited by
Ahmad Muhammad al-Tayyib
Birthplace of
Deddy Corbuzier
Home of
Hamka· Megawati Sukarnoputri
Contains
Sharif Hidayatullah State Islamic University
Capital of
Indonesia
Located in
Java

People and things also explored

Ahmad Khatib al-Minangkabawi· Abdul Karim Amrullah· Hamka· Hasyim Asy'ari· Mas Mansoer· Malang· Sharif Hidayatullah State Islamic University· Agus Salim

Sources

  1. The Grand Imam's Journey to Indonesia , p. 24
  2. The Grand Imam's Journey to Indonesia , p. 56
  3. The Grand Imam's Journey to Indonesia , p. 79
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Ahmad Khatib al-Minangkabawi

Minangkabau scholar (1860–1916) who became imam and preacher of the Shafi'i school at the Grand Mosque of Mecca, taught a generation of Malay and Indonesian scholars there, wrote on Shafi'i fiqh, doctrine and arithmetic, criticised some Naqshbandi practices, and was known for defending the madhhab against the young reformers.