Amal Fathullah Zarkasyi

Amal Fathullah Zarkasyi (4 November 1949 – 3 January 2026) was an Indonesian Muslim scholar.[1]

Life and career

Zarkasyi was born in Ponorogo on 4 November 1949, the son of Imam Zarkasyi, the founder of the Darussalam Gontor Islamic Boarding School.[2] After completing his first undergraduate higher education at the Darussalam Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor Education Institute, he then earned a bachelor's degree in Comparative Religion from the Faculty of Ushuluddin in Comparative Religion, IAIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya, in 1978. He then continued his studies at the master's level in Islamic Philosophy at the Faculty of Darul Ulum, Cairo University, Egypt and graduated in 1987.[3]

After completing his master's studies, he was then assigned by his father to teach at the Darussalam Education Institute (IPD) Gontor from 1978 to 1980. He was then appointed the Dean of the Faculty of Ushuluddin IPD Gontor for the period of service 1988–2000, this position he held until the change of IPD to the Institute of Islamic Studies of Darussalam (ISID) in 1994, where he served as Vice Chancellor III of ISID from 1996 to 2000. Then, he was appointed Vice Chancellor IV of ISID for the 2006-2014 period. During his tenure, he supported and took care of the transformation of ISID into Universitas Darussalam Gontor (UNIDA Gontor). In 2014, Amal Fathullah Zarkasyi was inaugurated as a professor in the field of Kalam Sciences, as well as the first rector of UNIDA Gontor until 2020.

In 2020, the leader of Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor, Abdullah Syukri Zarkasyi died,[4] and was followed by Syamsul Hadi Abdan.[5]  The Waqf Board of Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor, as the highest institution in its organizational structure, later appointed Amal as the head of Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor, effectively ending his tenure at the University of Darussalam Gontor.[6]

Zarkasyi died at Dr. Moewardi Hospital, Surakarta on 3 January 2026, at the age of 76.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Selamat Jalan Profesor Pertama Gontor, Prof. Dr. KH. Amal Fathullah Zarkasyi, MA |Republika Online". Republika Online (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 3 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  2. ^ "K.H. Imam Zarkasyi, Dari Gontor Merintis Pesantren Mode..." Goodreads. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  3. ^ Zarkasyi, Amal Fathullah (2005). Konsep tauhid Ibn Taymiyyah dan pengaruhnya di Indonesia: kajian kes terhadap penggubalan kurikulum pengajian akidah di pondok modern Darussalam Gontor Ponorogo Indonesia (in Malay). Jabatan Akidah dan Pemikiran Islam, Akademi Pengajian Islam, Universiti Malaya.
  4. ^ "KH Abdullah Syukri Zarkasyi, Pimpinan Pesantren Gontor Wafat". NU Online (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  5. ^ Pebrianti, Charoline. "Begini Sosok Pimpinan Ponpes Darussalam Gontor KH. Syamsul Hadi Abdan". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Ini Pimpinan Baru Pondok Modern Darussalam Gontor". Republika Online (in Indonesian). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  7. ^ antaranews.com. "Pimpinan PMDG Gontor KH Amal Fathullah Zarkasyi wafat". Antara News (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 3 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
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