Nurcholish madjid biography of albert

Early in his academic career, Nurcholish was a leader in various student organizations. He soon became well known as a proponent for modernization within Islam. Throughout his career he continued to argue that for Islam to be victorious in the global struggle of ideas, it needs to embrace the concepts of tolerance , democracy and pluralism.

Born in Jombang , East Java , Madjid received his early education in religious institutions in Indonesia, so called pesantren. In he participated in Indonesia's national elections as a candidate for the presidency. He served as Rector of Paramadina University in Jakarta from up until his death. Madjid was married and had two children. The slogan helped combat the view that it was sinful for Muslims to vote against Islamic parties.

Nurcholish Madjid and Abdurrahman Wahid are regarded as two of Indonesia's most influential Muslim intellectuals at the turn of the twentieth century.

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