Ahmad Khatib

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Shaikh Ahmad Khatib (c.1855/60-1916) was a renowned Minangkabau Indonesian Islamic teacher. He served as the head (imam) of the Shafi'i school of law at the mosque of Mecca (Masjid al-Haram). His students included many Indonesian Islamic reformist leaders, including Ahmad Dahlan, who went on to found Muhammadiyah.

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  • Ricklefs, M.C. A History of Modern Indonesia Since c. 1300, 2nd ed. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1994.

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