From Mandailing Land to Haramayn: Mandailing Ulama and the Religious Sciences in the Early 20th Century

Mecca and Medina, also known as Haramayn, are the two holy cities of Muslims serve intellectual spiritual centers Islamic world. At beginning 20th century, religious students from archipelago visited these to perform pilgrimage continued their studies. While researchers have uncovered role network Indonesian ulama, not all ulama groups been successfully uncovered. This article examines Mandailing particularly those with surname Nasution, in preserving sciences Tapanuli Residency early century. The discussed this study include Sheikh ‘Abd al-Qadir al-Mandily (Nasution), Muhammad Ja’far Musthafa Husein Nasution. is a literature historical approach. Kuntowijoyo’s research model serves reference writing article, al-Ghazâlî’s opinion about classification knowledge main theory used analyze topics. argues that actively preserved after studying at Masjidilharam Mecca, Saudi Arabia. They later became primary agents teaching according Sunni tradition respective areas. results implications for strengthening on ulama.