Abdul Somad
Indonesian Islamic religious figure
Abdul Somad Batubara (born 18 May 1977) is an Indonesian Islamic preacher, scholar and motivator from Asahan, North Sumatra. He served as a lecturer at the Sultan Syarif Kasim II State Islamic University (UIN Suska) in Riau.
In addition to his lectures, he has authored books, including translations of Arabic publications, and religious guides on subjects such as Qurbani and Salah. Somad's often controversial views has resulted in him being considered persona non grata in various countries, and he along with his supporters has been accused of being engaged with Islamic extremism.
Background
Abdul Somad was born on 18 May 1977 in Silo Lama, a village in Asahan Regency, North Sumatra, as the son of Bakhtiar and Rohana. From the mother's side, he is descended from Sheikh Abdurrahman, nicknamed Tuan Syekh Silau Laut I, a Sufi scholar of the Shattari Order who was born in Rao. He is descended from Minangkabau immigrants whose ancestors came from Mudik Tampang, Rao, Pasaman.
Abdul Somad rose to prominence primarily due to YouTube and social media in a time of rapid growing internet users in Indonesia. He is well known for his humorous rhetoric in delivering dawah. His views of Islam is considered to be fundamentalist and objective with his lectures encompassing literal topics on Quran and Sunnah.
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