Arsyad Thawil al-Bantani

Mas Mohammad Arsyad Thawil al-Bantani
TitleSheikh
Personal life
Born
Mas Mohammad Arsyad

1851
Tanara, Serang, Banten
DiedMarch 19, 1934 (aged 8283)
Resting placeLawangirung, Wenang, Manado, North Sulawesi
RegionBanten & Minahasa
(Dutch East Indies)
Main interest(s)Arabic grammar, tawhid, fiqh, hadith
Other namesHajji Arsyad Thawil
OccupationIslamic scholars
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceShafi'i
TariqaQadiriyya wa Naqshbandiyya
CreedAsh'ari
Muslim leader
Disciple ofSee below

Sheikh Mas Mohammad Arsyad Thawil al-Bantani (1851 – March 19, 1934) better known as Sheikh Arsyad Thawil was an ulama (Islamic scholar) and Indonesian hero who fought on the Cilegon War from 9 to 30 July 1888 with Ki Wasyid, Tubagus Ismail, and others. Thawil was a student of Sheikh Nawawi al-Bantani, an Indonesian Islamic teacher from Banten who became the Imam of the Great Mosque of Mecca.

In December 1945, Sukarno, as the president of Indonesia delivered a speech before the people of Banten in Serang square. At the beginning of his speech, Sukarno mentioned that Arsyad Thawil was a great hero from Banten.