Nawawi al-Bantani, Javanese scholar in Makkah

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ScholarJavanese scholar in Makkah

Nawawi al-Bantaniمحمد نووي البنتني

Approximate dateMakkah

A Javanese scholar in Makkah who taught a generation of Southeast Asian ulama.

Born in Banten on Java, he settled in Makkah and wrote many books in Arabic, including a tafsir, Marah Labid. His students went home to lead the pesantren schools of Java.

What grew out of it?

His books remain staples of the pesantren curriculum in Indonesia.

Source: history · Wikipedia

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