Tjokro’s Tracks in Ahmadiyah
Despite the lack of written evidence, the general view among historians is that Tjokroaminoto was much inspired by Ahmadiyah teachings.
August 17, 2011
IN 1928, the Sarekat Islam Party (PSI) was on the brink of a breakup. This organization’s council of ulema had to twice convene a congressin a year. One of the causes was Hadji Oemar Said Tjokroaminoto’s intention of translating the phenomal interpretation, The Holy Quran, by Maulana Muhammad Ali, founder of the Lahore Ahmadiyah.
The first congress took place at the Pakualaman in Yogyakarta, on January 26 to 29, 1928. The congress was tense
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