Mariah binti Ahmad

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Mariah binti Ahmad
Died(1955-02-02)2 February 1955
Bengkalis, Riau, Indonesia
Burial placeGang Kasim Ebok Cemetery
Nationality Indonesian
Occupation
  • Homemaker
Spouse
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(m. 1933)​
Children7, including Nashruddin Zakaria
Parent
Relatives Taraima (mother-in-law)
Abdul Karim Ahmad (half-brother)
Wisra Okarianto (grandson)

Mariah binti Ahmad (died 2 February 1955) was an Indonesian homemaker who was the first wife of ulama Zakaria bin Muhammad Amin and former matriarch of the Zakaria family.

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Early life

Mariah was the daughter and 15th child of ulama Tuan Guru Haji Ahmad (1885–1949), and his first wife, Rohimah binti Sani (d. 1977), from Perak. [1] Her father was the first person to establish an Islamic-based educational institution in Bengkalis. [1] She had five paternal half-brother from her father's second marriage to Khadijah binti Sulaiman, including A. Hamid Ahmad (1944–2021), a politician who served as Regional Secretary of Bengkalis Regency from 1995 until 2003, and ulama Abdul Karim Ahmad (1937–2021), who served as Chair of the Riau Islands Indonesian Ulema Council. [1] [2] Mariah was raised in Perak and often visited by her father from Ramadan until Eid El-Fitr, but in 1930, she moved to Bengkalis with her family and continued her education and da'wah activity there. [3]

Marriage

Mariah married ulama Zakaria bin Muhammad Amin who was one of her father's students, in 1933. [4] They later moved to Bagan Datuk, Perak, to continue Zakaria's Islamic education and had three sons: Nashruddin, a civil servant and former employee at Bengkalis Regency Religious Affairs Department Office; Azra'i.e., a lecturer at As-Syafiiyah Islamic University; and Syakrani Zakaria, a harbormaster. They had four daughters: Aminah, a school principal formerly at SMP Negeri 2 Bengkalis; Zaharah, a politician who served at People's Representative Council in Bengkalis from the development works fraction; Ulfah, a gynecologist at Manado General Hospital; and Hanim Zakaria, a junior school teacher in Pekanbaru. [5] Her grandson from Zaharah, Wisra Okarianto, became an Islamic judge who served as council and panel of judges for the 45th Musabaqah Tilawatil Quran on Bengkalis Regency level. [6]

Later life

Mariah's grave at Gang Kasim Ebok Cemetery, Kelapapati, Bengkalis Mariah binti Ahmad's grave.jpg
Mariah's grave at Gang Kasim Ebok Cemetery, Kelapapati, Bengkalis

During the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies in 1942, Mariah moved back to Perak with her father and returned to Bengkalis after the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence in 1945. They continued their regular activities until his death in 1949. [7] She continued to support her husband during Indonesian National Revolution. She caught a fatal illness after Operation Kraai. She died in Bengkalis, on 2 February 1955. [8]

Zakaria was shattered after her death and described it as the saddest heartbreak due to Mariah's loyalty. She always accompanied him in very difficult situations. [9] In order to provide care for their young children, Zakaria married Siti Zainab binti Kimpal, an actress, and had seven more children with her. [10] Mariah was buried at Gang Kasim Ebok Cemetery in Kelapapati, Bengkalis. Her mother, Rohimah, died 22 years later on 17 June 1977. As of 2020, four of her children had passed away. [8]

Issue

NameBirthDeathMarriageChildren
DateSpouse
Nashruddin Zakaria10 April 19341 January 1999(1999-01-01) (aged 64)UnknownNursiahSyamsidar

Yusraini Muhammad Normayudin Erma Ernawati Hendrizon

Aminah Zakaria17 September 193815 July 2011(2011-07-15) (aged 72)UnknownRustamAprizami

Rudi Haryanto

Zaharah Zakaria1 February 194229 October 2007(2007-10-29) (aged 65)UnknownMuhammad YacubSri Mei Linda Andika

Sri Afrianti Wisra Okarianto Wiwik Siti Aisyah

Ulfah Zakaria14 April 1943 (age 80)—UnknownDiponegoro DilapangaSutianingsih

Yusuf Aqil Siti Mariam

Azra'ie Zakaria31 July 194719 July 2019(2019-07-19) (aged 71)1 December 1983Athiah MuhayatIlham Zurriyati Azra'ie

Maya Fadlilah Azra'ie Adri Imaduddin Azra'ie

Hanim Zakaria11 September 1950 (age 73)—UnknownMokhtarTirta Mahdalena Mokhtar

Desy Ananda

Syakrani Zakaria23 November 1952 (age 71)—UnknownRosnettiYudhi Andross

Elfikrie Andross Trio Andross Putri Rossya Ardelia Hasanah

Ancestry

Citations

Works cited

  • 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)

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