Abdullah Nur

Abdullah Nur
Born1910 (1910)
Bengkalis, Dutch East Indies
Died4 January 1997(1997-01-04) (aged 86–87)
Burial placeKelapapati Laut, Bengkalis, Riau
NationalityIndonesian
Other namesAndak Dolah
Occupations
  • Ulama
  • soldier
  • politician
Spouses
  • Sri Banun,
  • Juriah
Children11

Abdullah Nur (1910 – 4 January 1997), also known as Andak Dolah, was an Indonesian ulama, soldier, and politician.

Early life[edit]

Nur was born in 1910 in Bengkalis, Dutch East Indies, as the son of Haji Muhammad Nur and Mardiah.[1] He started his education at Europeesche Lagere School and continued his study with Kiai Haji Syekh Maksum at a boarding school in Medan for seven years.[1] After he returned from Medan, Nur began to do preaching activities from village to village in Bengkalis, Selat Panjang, Sungai Pakning, and Merbau.[1]

Personal life[edit]

Nur was married to Sri Banun and has had three children.[1] He later married Juriah and had eight more children with her.[1]

Death[edit]

Nur died on 4 January 1997 and was buried in Kelapapati Laut, Bengkalis.[2][3]

Career[edit]

Soldier[edit]

During the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, Nur ate paddy as his daily food.[4] He led the resistance movement along with Zakaria bin Muhammad Amin and nationalists in Bengkalis.[5]

In 1945, Nur became an Indonesian soldier who fought the Netherlands in Bengkalis.[1] According to her eldest daughter, Zawiyah, he was caught by another Indonesian soldier who worked for the Netherlands when fleeing to Sungai Alam.[1] He was brought with his colleagues to Rimba Sekampung in front of the Dutch Troops and had a pit prepared for his body if he was killed.[1] He later was rescued by another Indonesian soldier who worked for the Netherlands.[4]

Scholar[edit]

In 1948, Nur worked at Bengkalis Religious Office as the assistant of Haji Zakaria.[4] In 1959, he was appointed in Surabaya as a Religious Judge at the Bengkalis Sharia Court and served there until he retired.[4]

Politician[edit]

Nur was a member of the Masyumi Party and attended the Masyumi congress in 1959 in Palembang, South Sumatra.[4] After the party was banned by President Sukarno on 15 August 1960 for supporting the PRRI rebellion, Nur joined the Nahdlatul Ulama party.[4] During the political party diffusion in New Order, Nur joined Golkar and served as a member of the People's Representative Council in Bengkalis, Riau, for four years.[4]

Citations[edit]

  • Saputra, Amrizal, Wira Sugiarto, Suyendri, Zulfan Ikhram, Khairil Anwar, M. Karya Mukhsin, Risman Hambali, Khoiri, Marzuli Ridwan Al-bantany, Zuriat Abdillah, Dede Satriani, Wan M. Fariq, Suwarto, Adi Sutrisno, Ahmad Fadhli (2020-10-15). PROFIL ULAMA KARISMATIK DI KABUPATEN BENGKALIS: MENELADANI SOSOK DAN PERJUANGAN (in Indonesian). CV. DOTPLUS Publisher. ISBN 978-623-94659-3-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Pahlefi, Riza (2022-08-11). BENGKALIS: NEGERI JELAPANG PADI (in Indonesian). CV. DOTPLUS Publisher. ISBN 978-623-6428-59-7.
  • Suryaman, Babam (2022-07-29). "Ziarah Makam H Abdullah Nur, Pejuang 1945 yang Gigih Melawan Belanda dan Jepang". diskominfotik.bengkaliskab.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  • Abdillah, Zuriat (2019-12-16). "Sehari Sebelum Dikukuhkan, Kepengurusan MUI Bengkalis Ziarahi 3 Makam Mantan Ketua MUI". diskominfotik.bengkaliskab.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-07-18.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Saputra 2020, p. 101.
  2. ^ Suryaman 2022.
  3. ^ Abdillah 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Saputra 2020, p. 102.
  5. ^ Pahlefi 2022, p. 158.