Biography of KH. Husein Muhammad

LIST OF CONTENT

1. Birth
2. Family
3. Education
4. Become a Pesantren Caregiver
5. Feminist Figures
6. Estabilished a Humanitarian Institution
7. Works
8. Appreciation
9. Genealogy chart

BIRTH

KH. Husein Muhammad or who is often called Buya Husein was born on May 9, 1953, in Cirebon. He is the second son of eight children, from the couple of KH Muhammad bin Asyrofuddin and Nyai Hj. Umm Salma Syathori.

His father, KH. Muhammad is the son of H. Asyrofuddin and Zainab, based on information that Asyrofuddin is a descendant of Indian Gujarati who moved to Semarang.

The sibling of Buya Husein:

• KH. Hasan Thuba Muhammad as caregiver at Pesantren  Raudlah at Thalibin Tanggir East Java
• Dr. KH. Ahsin Sakho Muhammad caregiver at Pesantren Dar al Qur`an Kebon baru Arjawinangun Cirebon, East Java.
• Ny. Hj. Ubaidah Muhammad, caregiver at Pesantren Lasem, Rembang, Central Java.
• KH. Mahsun Muhammad M.A, caregiver at Pesantren Dar al Tauhid Cirebon, West Java..
• Ny. Hj. Azzah Nur Laila, caregiver at  Pesantren HMQ Lirboyo Kediri, East Java.
• KH. Salman Muhammad, caregiver at Pesantren Tambak Beras Jombang East Java
• Ny. Hj. Faiqoh, caregiver at Pesantren Langitan Tuban, East Java

FAMILY

KH. Husein Muhammad married with  Nyai. Hj. Lilik Nihayah Fuadi. From this marriage, he was blessed with 5 sons and daughters. His children include Hilya Auliya born 1991, Layali Hilwa born 1992, Muhammad Fayyaz Mumtaz born 1994, Najla Hammaddah born 2002 and Fazla Muhammad born 2003.

EDUCATION

KH. Husein Muhammad started his education by studying at elementary school-Junior High School at the Pesantren of Dar al-Tauhid, Arjawinangun, Cirebon. After finishing, he continued his education by studying at Aliyah High School at Pesantren the Lirboyo, Kediri.

Then, he returned to continue his under graduate at the College of Al Quran Science (PTIQ) Jakarta, Ciputat, 1973-1980.

In 1980-1983, Buya Husein continued his education  at Arabic Special Studies at Al-Azhar Cairo, Egypt. In this place, he recited individually to a number of Al-Azhar scholars.

BECOME A PESANTREN CAREGIVER

After finishing studying at al-Azhar Cairo, in 1983, Buya Husein returned to Indonesia, he continued the leadership relay of the Dar at-Tauhid Arjawinangun Islamic Boarding School which was founded by his grandfather, KH. Syatori (1933).

FEMINIST FIGURES

KH. Husein Muhammad is one of the few male scholars who sparked critical thoughts based on religious texts and yellow books as an effort to defend women's rights and dissect the establishment of unequal relationships. Other feminist figures with like-mindedness include: Lies Marcoes, Wardah Hafidz, Masdar F Mas'udi, Margot Badran, Asma Barlas, Amina Wadud, Fatima Mernissi, Lois Lamya al-Faruqi.

Among feminists who struggle in the Muslim world, there is a conflict between those who claim that the text of the Holy Qoran itself is the root of the problem of gender inequality, and those who claim that the text in the Muslim holy book is a text that actually frees women.

M Nuruzzaman in his book Kiai Husein Membela Perempuan (2005), explains clearly the results of his a

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