Abdullah Nur

Abdullah Nur
Born	1910 (1910) Bengkalis, Dutch East Indies
Died	4 January 1997(1997-01-04) (aged 86–87)
Burial place	Kelapapati Laut, Bengkalis, Riau
Nationality	Indonesian
Other names	Andak Dolah
Occupations	Ulama soldier politician
Spouses	Sri Banun, Juriah
Children	11

Abdullah Nur (1910 – 4 January 1997), also known as Andak Dolah, was an Indonesian ulama, soldier, and politician.

Early life

Nur was born in 1910 in Bengkalis, Dutch East Indies, as the son of Haji Muhammad Nur and Mardiah. He started his education at Europeesche Lagere School and continued his study with Kiai Haji Syekh Maksum at a boarding school in Medan for seven years. After he returned from Medan, Nur began to do preaching activities from village to village in Bengkalis, Selat Panjang, Sungai Pakning, and Merbau.

Personal life

Nur was married to Sri Banun and has had three children. He later married Juriah and had eight more children with her.

Death

Nur died on 4 January 1997 and was buried in Kelapapati Laut, Bengkalis.

Career

Soldier

During the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, Nur ate paddy as his daily food. He led the resistance movement along with Zakaria bin Muhammad Amin and nationalists in Bengkalis.

In 1945, Nur became an Indonesian soldier who fought the Netherlands in Bengkalis. According to her eldest daughter, Zawiyah, he was caught by another Indonesian soldier who worked for the Netherlands when fleeing to Sungai Alam. He was brought with his colleagues to Rimba Sekampung in front of the Dutch Troops and had a pit prepared for his body if he was killed. He later was rescued by another Indonesian soldier who worked for the Netherlands.

Scholar

In 1948, Nur worked at Bengkalis Religious Office as the assistant of Haji Zakaria. In 1959, he was appointed in Surabaya as a Religious Judge at the Bengkalis Sharia Court and served there until he retired.

Politician

Nur was a member of the Masyumi Party and attended the Masyumi congress in 1959 in Palembang, South Sumatra. After the party was banned by President Sukarno on 15 August 1960 for supporting the PRRI rebellion, Nur joined the Nahdlatul Ulama party. During the political party diffusion in New Order, Nur joined Golkar and served as a member of the People's Representative Council in Bengkalis, Riau, for four years.

Citations

• Saputra, Amrizal, Wira Sugiarto, Suyendri, Zulfan Ikhram, Khairil Anwar, M. Karya Mukhsin, Risman Hambali, Khoiri, Marzuli Ridwan Al-bantany, Zuriat Abdillah, Dede Satriani, Wan M. Fariq, Suwarto, Adi Sutrisno, Ahmad Fadhli (2020-10-15). PROFIL ULAMA KARISMATIK DI KABUPATEN BENGKALIS: MENELADANI SOSOK DAN PERJUANGAN (in Indonesian). CV. DOTPLUS Publisher. ISBN 978-623-94659-3-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Pahlefi, Riza (2022-08-11). BENGKALIS: NEGERI JELAPANG PADI (in Indonesian). CV. DOTPLUS Publisher. ISBN 978-623-6428-59-7.
• Suryaman, Babam (2022-07-29). "Ziarah Makam H Abdullah Nur, Pejuang 1945 yang Gigih Melawan Belanda dan Jepang". diskominfotik.bengkaliskab.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-07-18.
• Abdillah, Zuriat (2019-12-16). "Sehari Sebelum Dikukuhkan, Kepengurusan MUI Bengkalis Ziarahi 3 Makam Mantan Ketua MUI". diskominfotik.bengkaliskab.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-07-18.