Nahdlatul Ulama
E607599
Nahdlatul Ulama is Indonesia’s largest traditionalist Islamic organization, influential in religious life, education, and the development of Indonesian national identity and democracy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nahdlatul Ulama canonical | 9 |
| Ansor Youth Movement | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6549218 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nahdlatul Ulama Context triple: [Indonesian nationalism, associatedWithOrganization, Nahdlatul Ulama]
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A.
Muhammadiyah
Muhammadiyah is a major Indonesian Islamic reformist organization known for its emphasis on modern education, social welfare, and purifying Islamic practice from local syncretic traditions.
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B.
Tablighi Jamaat
Tablighi Jamaat is a global Islamic revivalist movement originating in South Asia that emphasizes personal piety, grassroots preaching, and strict adherence to traditional Sunni practices.
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C.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind is a prominent Indian Islamic scholars' organization rooted in the Deobandi Sunni tradition, known for its religious guidance, socio-political activism, and role in Muslim community affairs in India.
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D.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam is a conservative Islamist political party and religious organization in Pakistan rooted in the Deobandi Sunni tradition and influential in the country’s religious and political affairs.
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E.
Ahmadiyya
Ahmadiyya is an Islamic reformist movement founded in British India in the late 19th century that emphasizes peaceful propagation of Islam, rejection of violent jihad, and belief in Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as the promised messiah and mahdi.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nahdlatul Ulama Target entity description: Nahdlatul Ulama is Indonesia’s largest traditionalist Islamic organization, influential in religious life, education, and the development of Indonesian national identity and democracy.
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A.
Muhammadiyah
Muhammadiyah is a major Indonesian Islamic reformist organization known for its emphasis on modern education, social welfare, and purifying Islamic practice from local syncretic traditions.
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B.
Tablighi Jamaat
Tablighi Jamaat is a global Islamic revivalist movement originating in South Asia that emphasizes personal piety, grassroots preaching, and strict adherence to traditional Sunni practices.
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C.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind is a prominent Indian Islamic scholars' organization rooted in the Deobandi Sunni tradition, known for its religious guidance, socio-political activism, and role in Muslim community affairs in India.
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D.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam is a conservative Islamist political party and religious organization in Pakistan rooted in the Deobandi Sunni tradition and influential in the country’s religious and political affairs.
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E.
Ahmadiyya
Ahmadiyya is an Islamic reformist movement founded in British India in the late 19th century that emphasizes peaceful propagation of Islam, rejection of violent jihad, and belief in Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as the promised messiah and mahdi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic mass organization
ⓘ
non-governmental organization ⓘ religious organization ⓘ |
| associatedWith | pesantren network ⓘ |
| coreActivity |
community development
ⓘ
dawah ⓘ religious education ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Indonesia’s largest Islamic organization
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Indonesia’s largest traditionalist Islamic organization ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Abdul Wahab Chasbullah
ⓘ
Bisri Syansuri ⓘ Hasyim Asy‘ari ⓘ
linked to:
Hasyim Asy'ari
|
| foundedDate | 1926 ⓘ |
| foundedPlace |
Dutch East Indies
ⓘ
East Java ⓘ Surabaya ⓘ |
| hasWing |
Ansor Youth Movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Nahdlatul Ulama
Fatayat NU ⓘ IPNU ⓘ IPPNU ⓘ Muslimat NU ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Jakarta ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
participant in Indonesian independence movement
ⓘ
shaper of Indonesian Islamic discourse ⓘ |
| ideology |
Islam Nusantara
ⓘ
linked to:
Javanese Islam
moderate Islam ⓘ |
| influences |
Indonesian democracy
ⓘ
Indonesian education ⓘ Indonesian national identity ⓘ Indonesian religious life ⓘ |
| jurisprudenceSchool |
Shafi‘i
ⓘ
linked to:
Shafi'i school
|
| membershipEstimate | tens of millions ⓘ |
| mysticalOrientation | Sufism ⓘ |
| operates |
Islamic boarding schools
ⓘ
madrasahs ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| positionOnExtremism | opposes religious extremism ⓘ |
| positionOnState | rejects Islamic state model for Indonesia ⓘ |
| positionOnViolence | opposes terrorism in the name of Islam ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage |
Indonesian
ⓘ
Javanese ⓘ Sundanese ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| supports |
Indonesian pluralism
ⓘ
Pancasila ⓘ unitary Republic of Indonesia ⓘ
linked to:
Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia
|
| theologicalOrientation |
Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jama’ah
ⓘ
linked to:
Sunni Islam
traditionalist Islam ⓘ |
| theologicalSchool |
Ash‘ari
ⓘ
linked to:
Ash'ari
Maturidi ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nahdlatul Ulama Description of subject: Nahdlatul Ulama is Indonesia’s largest traditionalist Islamic organization, influential in religious life, education, and the development of Indonesian national identity and democracy.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Masyumi (historical association)
linked to: Nahdlatul Ulama
subject linked to:
Old Order (Orde Lama)