Ali bin Abdurrahman al-Habsyi

Ali bin Abdurrahman al-Habshi, better known as Habib Ali of Kwitang or Habib Ali Kwitang (Arabic: علي بن عبدالرحمن الحبشي‎, Arabic pronunciation: [ʕali: bin ʕbdul rahman al ħabʃiy]; born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, 20 April 1870 - died in Jakarta, October 13, 1968) was one of the leading Islamic clerics and preachers in Jakarta in the 20th century. He was also the founder and chairman of the Majelis Taklim Kwitang (the Islamic congregation of Kwitang; although Majelis Taklim itself literally means Board of Education) and Islamic Center Indonesia, which are the forerunners of other religious organizations in Jakarta.

Ali bin Abdurrahman al-Habsyi

Ali bin Abdurrahman al-Habshi, better known as Habib Ali of Kwitang or Habib Ali Kwitang (Arabic: علي بن عبدالرحمن الحبشي‎, Arabic pronunciation: [ʕali: bin ʕbdul rahman al ħabʃiy]; born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, 20 April 1870 - died in Jakarta, October 13, 1968) was one of the leading Islamic clerics and preachers in Jakarta in the 20th century. He was also the founder and chairman of the Majelis Taklim Kwitang (the Islamic congregation of Kwitang; although Majelis Taklim itself literally means Board of Education) and Islamic Center Indonesia, which are the forerunners of other religious organizations in Jakarta.