Muhammad Murtadho Dimyathi

  • Abuya K.H. Muhammad Dimyathi (father)
  • Nyai Hj. Ashmah Jasir (mother)
EraModern eraDenominationSunniJurisprudenceShafi‘iCreedAshʿariMain interest(s)
  • Quran
  • hadith
  • tafsir
  • qira'at
  • fiqh
  • tasawwuf
TariqaShadhili[1]Other namesAbuya MurtadhoRelatives
  • Ahmad Muhtadi Dimyathi (older brother)
  • Abdul Aziz Fakhruddin (younger brother)
OrganizationInstitutePondok Pesantren Cidahu

Abuya Kyai Hajji Muhammad Murtadho bin Dimyathi al-Bantani (Arabic: محمد مرتضى بن دمياطي البنتني, romanized: Muḥammad Murtaḍā bin Dimyāṭī al-Bantanī, Arabic pronunciation: [muħammad mur'tadˤaː bin dimjaːtˤiː al-bantaniː]; born January 19, 1958) or better known as Abuya Murtadho is an Indonesian Muslim cleric from Banten. He is an influential Bantenese cleric whose character is often used as a reference for politicians to visit his residence, including figures from political parties, the police,[2] high-ranking institutions, even presidential and vice-presidential candidates.[3]

Together with his older brother Abuya Ahmad Muhtadi Dimyathi, Murtadho was one of the caregivers at the Islamic boarding school founded by his father, Pondok Pesantren Cidahu, Pandeglang Regency.[4] His father, Abuya Muhammad Dimyathi, founded the Islamic boarding school in Cidahu in 1963 after conducting scientific and religious studies with several ulama in Java and surrounding areas. Abuya Dimyathi later died on October 3 2003, while the management of the Islamic boarding school was then handed over to his children, including Murtadho.[5]

Biography

Abuya Dimyathi c. 1990s, father of Murtadho

Murtadho was born in Cidahu Village, Cadasari Sub-district, Pandeglang Regency with the birth name Muhammad Murtadho. Murtadho was born when his father, Abuya Muhammad Dimyathi, was studying at the Pondok Pesantren Bendo, Pare, Kediri Regency led by K.H. Khozin Al-Muhajir. Abuya Dimyathi left for Bendo in 1957, a year before Murtadho was born. Before leaving, Abuya Dimyathi then entrusted the name Muhammad Murtadho to his wife, Nyai Hj. Ashmah Jasir. At that time, his wife was pregnant with Murtadho for 3–4 months.[6]

Murtadho family's ancestors were ethnically mixed blood between Bantenese people and Hadhrami Arabs from the noble family of the Banten Sultanate. His father was a Muslim cleric who founded the Pondok Pesantren Cidahu (Raudhatul Ulum Cidahu Islamic Boarding School).[7]

Murtadho is the second child of six siblings. He also has two half-siblings from his father's marriage to Nyai Hj. Dalalah Nawawi from Yogyakarta. His siblings are Ahmad Muhtadi, Abdul Aziz Fakhruddin, Ahmad Muntaqo, Musfiroh, and Ahmad Muqatil and his half-siblings are Qayyimah and Ahmad Mujtaba.[8]

Murtadho received his basic religious education from his mother, Nyai Hj. Ashmah Jasir,[9] who is the daughter of a cleric named Abuya K.H. Jasir Abdul Halim al-Bantani.[10]

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ Ummah 2017, p. 90.
  2. ^ "Kapolda Banten Sowan Sesepuh ke K.H. Abuya Murtado dalam rangka Rukun Ulama dan Umaro" [The Banten Regional Police Chief Visited the Elders to K.H. Abuya Murtadho in the Context of Harmony Between Ulama and Umara]. Tribrata News (in Indonesian). 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  3. ^ Anggrainy, Firda Cynthia (2023-12-03). "Usai Ziarah ke Makam Abuya Dimyathi, Prabowo Silaturahmi ke Abuya Murtadho" [After the Pilgrimage to Abuya Dimyati Grave, Prabowo Visited Abuya Murtadho]. detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  4. ^ Machmudi 2014, p. 341.
  5. ^ Rozi 2011, p. 178–79.
  6. ^ Rozi 2011, p. 173.
  7. ^ Dimyathi 2009, pp. 1–6.
  8. ^ Rozi 2011, p. 157–58.
  9. ^ Dimyathi 2009, pp. 174.
  10. ^ Rozi 2011, p. 190.

Bibliography

  • Rozi, Fahrur (2011). "Abuya KH. Muhammad Dimyati: Mutiara Cidahu" [Abuya KH. Muhammad Dimyati: Pearl of Cidahu]. Para Penjaga al-Qur'an: Biografi Huffaz al-Qur'an di Nusantara [The Guardians of the Qur'an: Biography of Huffaz al-Qur'an in the Archipelago] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Research and Development Agency and Training, Ministry of Religion Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. ISBN 9786029306101. OCLC 774147956.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
  • Yon, Machmudi (2014). "Preserving Kyai Authority in Modern Society; A Case Study of Pesantren Cidahu, Pandeglang, Banten". Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia. 15 (2). Depok: Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia: 336–50. doi:10.17510/wacana.v15i2.407. ISSN 2407-6899.
  • Ummah, E. Ova Siti Sofwatul (2017). Pengaruh Pengamalan Tarekat Syadziliyah Terhadap Kesalehan Spiritual Santri Pesantren Cidahu Pandeglang Banten [The Influence of the Practice of the Syadziliyah Sufi Order on the Spiritual Piety of the Students of the Pesantren Cidahu Pandeglang Banten] (PDF) (Bachelor's degree thesis). Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta.{{cite thesis}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
  • Dimyathi, Muhammad Murtadho (2009). Manaqib Abuya Cidahu dalam Pesona Langkah di Dua Alam [Manāqib Abuya Dimyati in Charm Step in Two Worlds] (in Indonesian). Pandeglang Regency: Pondok Pesantren Cidahu.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
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