Ismail_al-Khalidi_al-Minangkabawi
Ismail al-Khalidi al-Minangkabawi
Islamic scholar
Ismail al-Khalidi al-Minangkabawi was an Islamic scholar who belonged to the Khalidiyya branch of the Naqshbandi tariqa in the 18th to 19th century. He hailed from today's Tanah Datar Regency, West Sumatra.[1][2] He is regarded as the pioneer of the tariqa in Minangkabau region, as well as the whole Indonesian archipelago.[2][3] He was also known as a scholar of Islamic jurisprudence, kalam theology and tasawwuf (the science of Islamic mysticism).[1]