USAHA SUMATERA THAWALIB PADANG PANJANG DALAM MENEGAKKAN AGAMA ISLAM DI SUMATERA BARAT TAHUN 1911-1926

Abstract

The arrival of Islam to West Sumatra was well received by the people of Minang Kabau so that at that time almost one hundred percent of the population of West Sumatra adhered to Islam. However, along the way, Islam experienced setbacks. This can be seen from the damage to society's morals due to deviations committed by society itself. The deviations that people often made at that time started as heresy, superstition and superstition. The ulama and intellectuals who existed at that time built Sumatra Thawalib which aimed to increase people's understanding of Islamic concepts and teachings so that they could even reduce the number of deviations that occurred at that time. This research is useful for knowing the general picture of the Sumatran thawalib, and to find out the efforts of the Sumatran thawalib Padang Panjang in establishing Islamic religion in West Sumatra in the years 1011-1926. The method used in this research is a type of historical research with historical research methods. This research has 4 steps, namely: heuristics, criticism, interpretation, and historiography. Data collection techniques were carried out using heritage methods which were used to search for information and to obtain other data sources as support. The results of this research are that Sumatra Thawalib has a role in upholding the Islamic religion in West Sumatra, namely by eradicating bid'ah, khurafat and superstition, jahiliyah customs which are contrary to Islamic teachings, calling on the Minang Kabau community to return to the Al-Qur'an. an an and Sunnah at that time. Thus, it can be concluded that there were efforts or activities from the Sumatran Thawalib Padang Panjang in helping to establish Islam in West Sumatra in 1911-1926.