Abdul Karim Amrullah
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Abdul Karim Amrullah (born as Muhammad Rasul; 10 February 1879 – 2 June 1945), known as Haji Rasul, was a Muslim reformer who led reformation of Islam in Sumatra, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia).
Personal life
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Haji Rasul was born in Sungai Batang, Maninjau, West Sumatra on February 10, 1879. His father was Muslim ulema, Syekh Muhammad Amrullah Tuanku Kisai and his mother Andung Tarawas.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} In 1894, he went to Mecca, studying Islamic law under Shaikh Ahmad Khatib. After he graduated, he taught Islam in Mecca until 1906.{{cite web|title=HAMKA atau HAJI ABDUL MALIK KARIM AMRULLAH (HAMKA)|url=http://www.minangforum.com/Thread-HAMKA-atau-HAJI-ABDUL-MALIK-KARIM-AMRULLAH-HAMKA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426121353/http://www.minangforum.com/Thread-HAMKA-atau-HAJI-ABDUL-MALIK-KARIM-AMRULLAH-HAMKA|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 26, 2012|work=Minang Forum|access-date=22 July 2012|language=id}} Upon his return to the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), he founded an Islamic organization known as Muhammadiyah in West Sumatra. In 1915, Haji Rasul founded Sumatera Thawalib in Padang Panjang. Thawalib was an Islamic school that produced many progressive students.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} He died in Jakarta before independence day on June 2, 1945.
Family
Haji Rasul's son Hamka was also a prominent ulama, politician, and author. Rusdi Hamka, his grandson, is a politician, a member of DPR from United Development Party. His grandchild, Sutan Amrull, is a noted makeup artist and drag performer in the United States, known by the stage name Raja Gemini who won the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race and returned to compete on the winners-only seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.
See also
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Further reading
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- {{cite book|last=Graves|first=Elizabeth E.|title=Asal usul Elite Minangkabau Modern: Respons Terhadap Kolonial Belanda Abad XIX/XX|year=2007|publisher=Yayasan Obor Indonesia|location=Jakarta|isbn=978-979-461-661-1}}
- {{cite book|first=Kholid O.|last=Santosa|year=2007|title=Manusia di Panggung Sejarah, Pemikiran dan Gerakan Tokoh-tokoh Islam|publisher=Sega Arsy|location=Bandung}}
- {{cite book|first=Murni|last=Jamal|year=2002|title=Dr. H. Abdul Karim Amrullah, Pengaruh dalam Gerakan Pembaharuan Islam di Minangkabau Pada Awal Abad ke-20}}
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