Biography of Prof. Dr. KH. Said Aqil Sirodj

List of content of Prof. Dr. KH. Said Aqil Sirodj

1. Birth
2. Lineage
3. Family
4. Education
5. Role in Nahdlatul Ulama (NU)
6. Career at NU
7. Journey
8. Appreciation
9. Genealogy Chart

Birth

Prof. Dr. KH. Said Aqil Siradj or who is often called as Kang Said was born on July 3, 1953, in Kempek Village, Palimanan, Cirebon. He is the second son of five children, from the couple of KH. Aqiel Sirodj with Hj. Afifah binti KH. Soleh Harun, founder of the Kempek Islamic Boarding School. Among his brothers, KH. Ja'far Shodiq, KH. Muhamad Musthofa, KH. Ahsin Syifa and KH. Ni'amillah.

Lineage

Based on the lineage of KH. Said Aqil Siradj, he is the 32nd dzuriyah of Rasullullah with the following lineage order:

Muhammad SAW with Fatimah Az Zahra binti Husein bin Muhammad al Baqir bin Ali Zaenal Abidin bin Ali ‘Uraidhi bin Ja’far as Shodiq bin Muhammad an Naqib bin Isa ar-Rumi bin Ahmad al Mujahir bin Alawi Awwal bin Ubaidillah bin Muhammad Shohibus Saumi’ah bi Alawi Ammil Faqih (Hadrulmaut) bin Abdul Malik Al Mujahir bin Alawi Atsani bin Muhammad Shohib Mirbat Ali Kholi’ Qosam bin Alawi Ammil Faqih bin Abdul Malik

Family

KH. Said Aqil Siradj married with Nyai. Nur Hayati Abdul Qodir. During his marriage, he was blessed with four children, They are: Muhammad Said Aqil, Nisrin Said Aqil, Rihab Said Aqil, and Aqil Said Aqil.

Education

In his Childhood, KH. Said Aqil Siradj grew up in the tradition and culture of the pesantren. With his own father, he studied basic Islamic sciences. Kiai Aqil himself - Said's father - is the son of Kiai Siroj, who is still a descendant of Kiai Muhammad Said Gedongan. Kiai Said Gedongan is a scholar who spread Islam by teaching students in Islamic boarding schools and also fought against the Dutch colonialists.

“My father only has an old bicycle, sometimes he can't afford to buy cigarettes. In the past, after my father harvested green beans, he went to the Cirebon market. In the past, transportation cars were very rare and only available at certain hours, ”declared KH. Said in the book “Meneguhkan Islam Nusantara; Biography of Thought and National (Khalista: 2015).

After completing the holy Qoran with his father and scholars around Cirebon, and he was considered old enough, the teenager Kang Said then studied at the Lirboyo Islamic Boarding School, Kediri, East Java, which was founded by KH. Abdul Karim (Mbah Manaf). In Lirboyo, he studied with Islamic teacher and kiai who took care of students, such as KH. Mahrus Ali, KH. Marzuki Dahlan, and also Kiai Muzajjad Nganjuk.

After finishing at the Aliyah level, he continued his studies at Tribakti University, which is located close to the Lirboyo Islamic Boarding School. But then he moved to the city of Mataram, towards Ngayogyokarta Hadiningrat. In Yogya, Said studied at

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