Hamka

Prof. Dr. Haji Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah, better known by the nickname Hamka was an Indonesian ulama, novelist, philosopher and political activist.

Hamka was born onFebruary 1908 in Minangkabau, West Sumatra, as the first child of seven brothers. He was raised in a family of devout Muslims. His father was Abdul Karim Amrullah, a clerical reformer of Islam in Minangkabau who was known as Haji Rasul, while his mother, Sitti Shafiyah, came from artists of Minangkabau descent. The father of Abdul Karim, Hamkas grandfather, namely Muhammad Amrullah was known as a follower of cleric Congregation Naqsyabandiyah.

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