Mahmud Yunus
{{Short description|Indonesian Minangkabau Islamic preacher and teacher}}
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|name = Mahmud Yunus
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1899|2|10}}
|birth_place = Nagari Sungayang, Tanah Datar, Minangkabau, Dutch East Indies
|death_date = {{death date|1982|1|16}}
|death_place = Jakarta, Indonesia
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|nationality = Indonesian
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|alma_mater = Dar al-Ulum
|occupation = Professor
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|known_for = Islamic educator, Koran translator
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|parents = Yunus (father) {{Clear}} Hafsyah (mother)
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Mahmud Yunus (Old Spelling: Mahmoed Joenoes) (February 10, 1899 – January 16, 1982) was an Indonesian Minangkabau Islamic preacher and teacher.{{Cite book|last=Federspiel|first=Howard M.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HY1uAAAAMAAJ|title=A Dictionary of Indonesian Islam|publisher=Ohio University, Center for International Studies|year=1995|isbn=978-0-89680-182-0|pages=291}} He authored over seventy-five books, including Tafsir Qur'an Karim ("Interpretation of the Karim Koran") and an Arab-Indonesian dictionary. His books are used in madarsas and pesantrens. During his employment in the Indonesian Department of Religion, he promoted the incorporation of religious lessons into the national education curriculum. Yunus received an Honorary Doctorate in "tarbiyah" (the teaching of personal development) from IAIN Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta.{{Cite web|url=http://alhijrahschool.co.uk/tarbiyyah/what-is-tarbiyah/|title=What is Tarbiyah? {{!}} Al-Hijrah School|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115210136/http://alhijrahschool.co.uk/tarbiyyah/what-is-tarbiyah/|archive-date=2018-01-15|url-status=dead}} A road to IAIN Imam Bonjol, Padang is named after him.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}
Early in his career, Yunus taught at a surau and at a Madrasa School of which he was an alumnus. He joined Persatuan Guru Agama Islam (P.G.A.I) the Association of Indonesian Teachers. In 1923, he studied in Cairo, Egypt. In 1931, Yunus returned to the village of his birth. In 1932, he taught in Padang and founded the Normal Islam School.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gZUc2IzdaBUC&dq=normal+islamic+school+indonesia&pg=PA209|title=Reclaiming the Conversation: Islamic Intellectual Tradition in the Malay Archipelago|last=Hashim|first=Rosnani|date=2010-01-01|publisher=The Other Press|isbn=9789839541748|language=en}} Later, he was the principal of Sekolah Tinggi Islam (S.T.I.) Padang, the Padang Islamic High School.
During Japanese occupation of West Sumatra, Yunus worked for the government on Islamic education issues. Yunus' promotion of Islamic education began with its introduction in Minangkabau. On January 20, 1951, religious studies were adopted as a part of national curriculum. Then, on June 1, 1957, Yunus was appointed the first director of Akademi Dinas Ilmu Agama (A.D.I.A.), the Service Academy of Religious Sciences in Jakarta (Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta). From 1967 to 1970, Yunus was director of the Institut Agama Islam Negeri Imam Bonjol.
Yunus died on January 16, 1982, aged 82.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
References
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Bibliography
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- {{cite book
|title = Schools and Politics: The Kaum Muda Movement in West Sumatra (1927–1933)
|last = Abdullah
|first = Taufik
|author-link = Taufik Abdullah
|year = 2009
|publisher = Equinox Publishing
|isbn = 978-602-8397-50-6
}}
- {{cite book
|title = Perkembangan Pendidikan Islam di Nusantara
|last = Asy
|first = Fauzan
|year = 2004
|publisher = Angkasa
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=-G2dAAAAMAAJ&q=Perkembangan+Pendidikan+Islam+di+Nusantara
}}
- {{cite book
|title = Reclaiming the Conversation: Islamic Intellectual Tradition in the Malay Archipelago
|last = Hashim
|first = Rosnani
|year = 2010
|language = en|publisher = The Other Press
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=gZUc2IzdaBUC&q=Reclaiming+the+Conversation:+Islamic+Intellectual+Tradition+in+the+Malay+Archipelago
|isbn = 978-983-9541-74-8
}}
- {{cite book
|title = 55 Tokoh Indonesia Asal Minangkabau di Pentas Nasional
|last = Saydam
|first = Gouzali
|year = 2009
|publisher = Al Fabeta
|location = Bandung
}}
- {{cite book
|title = Riwayat Hidup H. Ibrahim Dt. Sinaro Sati 1988–1964
|last = Ibrahim
|first = Amran
|year = 2008
|location = Jakarta
}}
- {{cite book
|title = Dari Pemberontakan ke Integrasi: Sumatera Barat dan Politik Indonesia, 1926–1998
|last = Kahin
|first = Audrey R.
|year = 2005
|publisher = Yayasan Obor Indonesia
|isbn = 979-461-519-6
}}
- {{cite book
|title = Tokoh-Tokoh Islam yang Berpengaruh Abad 20
|last = Mohammad
|first = Herry
|year = 2006
|publisher = Gema Insani
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=s3dw1plnW5gC&q=Tokoh-Tokoh+Islam+yang+Berpengaruh+Abad+20.
|isbn = 979-560-219-5
}}
- {{cite book
|title = Tokoh-tokoh Pembaruan Pendidikan Islam di Indonesia
|last = Nata
|first = Abuddin
|year = 2005
|publisher = Raja Grafindo Persada
|isbn = 979-3654-58-9
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=rGudAAAAMAAJ&q=Tokoh-tokoh+Pembaruan+Pendidikan+Islam+di+Indonesia.
}}
- {{cite book
|title = Membangun Pusat Keunggulan Studi Islam
|last1 = Nata
|last2 = Nasuhi
|first1 = Abuddin
|first2 = Hamid
|year = 2002
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=XGidAAAAMAAJ&q=Membangun+Pusat+Keunggulan+Studi+Islam
|publisher = IAIN Jakarta Press
|location = Jakarta
|isbn = 979-95829-3-8
}}
- {{cite book
|title = Ensiklopedi Tokoh Pendidikan Islam
|last = Ramayulis
|first = H.
|author2 = Samsul Nizar
|year = 2005
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=nU6_AAAACAAJ&q=Ensiklopedi+Pendidikan+Islam
|publisher = Quantum Teaching
|isbn = 979-97811-7-5
}}
- {{cite book
|title = Pengembangan Pendidikan Islam di Indonesia
|last = Yunus
|first = Mahmud
|year = 1977
|publisher = Hidakarya Agung
|location = Jakarta
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=DRVxPQAACAAJ&q=Mahmud+Yunus+Pengembangan+Pendidikan+Islam+di+Indonesia.
}}
- {{cite book
|title = Riwayat Hidup Prof. Dr. H. Mahmud Yunus, 10 Februari 1899–16
|last = Yunus
|first = Mahmud
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Sv8YAAAAMAAJ&q=Riwayat+Hidup+Prof.Dr.H.+Mahmud+Yunus
|date = January 1982
|publisher = Hidakarya Agung
}}
- {{cite book
|title = Sejarah Pendidikan Islam di Indonesia
|last = Yunus
|first = Mahmud
|year = 1979
|publisher = Mutiara Sumber Widya
|location = Jakarta
}}
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External links
- [http://www.pendis.kemenag.go.id/pai/index.php?a=detilberita&id=5172 Mahmud Yunus] in Islamic Religion Education Directorate
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