Muhammadiyah

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Muhammadiyah (Arabic: محمدية, romanized: Muḥammadiyyah, lit. 'followers of Muhammad'), officially the Muhammadiyah Society (Indonesian: Persyarikatan Muhammadiyah), is a major Islamic mass organization in Indonesia. The organization was founded in 1912 by Ahmad Dahlan in the city of Yogyakarta as a reformist socio-religious movement. Muhammadiyah promotes ijtihad, the contextual and dynamic derivation of Islamic law directly from the Qur'an and sunnah, and rejects taqlid, blind adherence . Since its inception, Muhammadiyah has implemented a platform of renewal that integrates religious and secular education. The approach was adopted primarily as a means to foster social mobility among Muslims towards a modern, progressive society and simultaneously to purify Islamic teachings in Indonesia. It continues to support local culture and promote religious tolerance in Indonesia, while a few of its higher education institutions are attended mostly by non-Muslims, especially in East Nusa Tenggara...

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