Sarekat Islam

Group portrait at a meeting of the SI Sarekat Islam , formerly Sarekat Dagang Islam , was a Javanese batik traders's cooperative in Indonesia . Sarekat Dagang Islam was founded by Haji Samanhudi , a businessman in Surakarta , in 1905 or 1912. His business was trading in batik , the traditional cloth made in Java. Sarekat Dagang Islam, or Union of Islamic Traders, had as its goal the empowerment of local merchants, especially in the batik industry. As Sarekat Dagang Islam grew, it was reorganized under the name Sarekat Islam. Sarekat Islam's general office was in Surabaya . Early prominent figures of Sarekat Islam included H.O.S. Cokroaminoto and Haji Agus Salim . Cokroaminoto had three famous students, who went on to play a dominant role in Indonesian politics: Soekarno the nationalist, Semaun the socialist and Islamist Kartosoewiryo . Haji Agus Salim joined Sarekat Islam in 1915 and promoted Islamic modernism. Some of Salim's students such as Kasman Singodimedjo, Mohammad Roem and Mohammad Natsir later became promintent Islamic and Nationalist leaders. "Questioning the relevance of national awakening today," The Jakarta Post, 21 May 2008. The Cambridge History of Islam .

Group portrait at a meeting of the SI Sarekat Islam , formerly Sarekat Dagang Islam , was a Javanese batik traders cooperative in Indonesia . Sarekat Dagang Islam was founded by Haji Samanhudi , a businessman in Surakarta , in 1905 or 1912. His business was trading in batik , the traditional cloth made in Java. Sarekat Dagang Islam, or Union of Islamic Traders, had as its goal the empowerment of local merchants, especially in the batik industry. The establishment of the organization was inspired by Jamiat Kheir organization. As Sarekat Dagang Islam grew, it was reorganized under the name Sarekat Islam. Sarekat Islam's general office was in Surabaya . Early prominent figures of Sarekat Islam included H.O.S. Cokroaminoto and Haji Agus Salim . Cokroaminoto had three famous students, who went on to play a dominant role in Indonesian politics: Soekarno the nationalist, Semaun the socialist and Islamist Kartosuwirjo . Haji Agus Salim joined Sarekat Islam in 1915 and promoted Islamic modernism. Some of Salim's students such as Kasman Singodimedjo, Mohammad Roem and Mohammad Natsir later became promintent Islamic and Nationalist leaders. "Questioning the relevance of national awakening today," The Jakarta Post, 21 May 2008. The Cambridge History of Islam .

Political organization in Indonesia Sarekat Islam or Syarikat Islam ( lit. 'Islamic Association' or 'Islamic Union'; SI ) was an Indonesian socio-political organization founded at the beginning of the 20th century during the Dutch colonial era . Initially, SI served as a cooperative of Muslim Javanese batik traders to compete with the Chinese-Indonesian big traders. From there, SI rapidly evolved into a nationalist political organization that demanded self-governance against the Dutch colonial regime and gained wide popular support. SI was especially active during the 1910s and the early 1920s. By 1916, it claimed 80 branches with a total membership of around 350,000. SI was eventually embroiled in an internal conflict between the Islamic moderates and the radical communist members who urged firmer anti-colonialist and anti-capitalist actions. In 1921, the organization was split and communist members founded a separate entity known as the Sarekat Islam Merah (Red Islamic Association) which was absorbed into the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI). The split led to the decline of the organization, and the original SI later turned into a political party, the (PSII). PSII was fused into the United Development Party (PPP) in 1973. Today, SI is credited as the first large-scale Indonesian nationalist organization (or mass organization, ormas ) and the largest Muslim political organization in the pre-independence era.

Political organization in Indonesia Sarekat Islam or Syarikat Islam ( lit. 'Islamic Association' or 'Islamic Union'; SI ) was an Indonesian socio-political organization founded at the beginning of the 20th century during the Dutch colonial era . Initially, SI served as a cooperative of Muslim Javanese batik traders to compete with the Chinese-Indonesian big traders. From there, SI rapidly evolved into a nationalist political organization that demanded self-governance against the Dutch colonial regime and gained wide popular support. SI was especially active during the 1910s and the early 1920s. By 1916, it claimed 80 branches with a total membership of around 1.000.000 SI was eventually embroiled in an internal conflict between the Islamic moderates and the radical communist members who urged firmer anti-colonialist and anti-capitalist actions. In 1921, the organization was split and communist members founded a separate entity known as the Sarekat Islam Merah (Red Islamic Association) which was absorbed into the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI). The split led to the decline of the organization, and the original SI later turned into a political party, Indonesian Islamic Union Party (PSII). PSII was fused into the United Development Party (PPP) in 1973. Today, SI is credited as the first large-scale Indonesian nationalist organization (or mass organization, ormas ) and the largest Muslim political organization in the pre-independence era.