By Darul Aqsha CHARLES O. van der Plas or Ch. O. van der Plas (1891-1977) was an administrator in the Dutch East Indies colonial government who served as the Governor of the State of East Java...
By Darul Aqsha DR SJAFRUDDIN Prawiranegara was born in Anyer Kidul, Banten, February 28, 1911. The descent of Bantenese and Minangkabau extraction. His father, R. Arsyad Prawiraatmadja was the...
By Darul Aqsha K.H. ABDUL Rozaq Fachruddin was former chairman of the Muhammadiyah (1968-1990). Fachruddin was born in Olang Purwanggan, Pakualaman, Yogyakarta on 14 February 1916. His father, K.H....
By Darul Aqsha K.H. RADEN As’ad Syamsul Arifin, leader od Pesantren Salafiyah Syafi’iyah in Sukorejo, near Situbondo, East Java, and a charismatic figure widely respected both in Muslim and...
By Darul Aqsha HASYIM Asy’ari was born Muhammad Hasyim in Gedang, Jombang Regency on February 14, 1871. His parents were Asy’ari and Halimah. His grandfather, Kiai Usman was the founder of...
By Darul Aqsha MOHAMMAD Natsir, a leading Muslim figure and former prime minister, passed away, On 6 February 1993. His death followed from complications from a heart disease, pneumonia, and...
By Darul Aqsha Hasan Aidid was born on the remote island of Bonerate, Selayar Regency, South Sulawesi, in 1910s. He died in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in October 1979 when he performing haj pilgrimage. He...
By Darul Aqsha SOME ninety years prior to the expedition of Italian navigatorChristopher Columbus to the New World, on July 11, 1405, Chinese explorerAdmiral Zheng He (Cheng Ho) set sail to explore...