Profile
Dr. H. Rusli Hasbi, MA is a Muslim scholar and speaker well-known in Indonesia, the country of 200 million Muslims. A Phd in Ushul Fiqh and a lecturer at UIN Jakarta, he often appears on the TVRI’s Hikmah Pagi program broadcast across the Indonesian archipelago and western Australia. He is also a regular guest speaker at Pertamina (head office and subsidiaries) and a hajj and ‘umrah instructor for Bank Muamalat. In 2007, he delivered the Eid al-Fitr Sermon in Doha, the capital city of Qatar.
His da’wah is backed by 37 years of Islamic education, i.e. 19 years in the traditional boarding schools and 18 years in the Middle East.
We have provided below an overview of Dr. H. Rusli Hasbi, MA’s profile to help you get more familiar with him.
Education
At the age of 6, the second son of H. Hasbi Ahmad and Hj. Lathifah Ismail from Jungka Gajah, Aceh Utara, began attending an Islamic boarding school (pesantren, dayah) not too far from his hometown. He gained a significant amount of knowledge about Islam from a number of his pesantren mentors, including Tgk. H. Abdullah Ismail, the leader of Dayah Darutthalibin, and Tgk. Muhammad Amin Mahmud, the leader of Dayah Babussalam. (More on mentors in Aceh>>)
In 1985, after spending 19 years at some boarding schools (including Dayah Darutthalibin and Dayah Babussalam, both in Aceh), this young preacher left his hometown for Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Sudan to pursue higher education in universities. He had also traveled to a number of countries in the Middle East to learn from a number of mentors including Syaikh Yusuf Qaradawi, a moderate Muslim scholar from Egypt who lives in Qatar. (More on mentors in the Middle East>>)
Academic degrees he has earned are as follows:
- BA from the Kopertis State Institute of Islamic Sciences (IAIN Kopertis) (1985)
- Lc from the Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt (1991)
- MA from the Omdurman University, Omdurman, Sudan (1998)
- PhD in Ushul Fiqh from the African University, Khartoum, Sudan (2002)
Teaching Activities
Dr. H. Rusli Hasbi, MA teaches Tafsir, Hadist, Tarikh Tasyri’, Fiqh and Ushul Fiqh at the Islamic and Arabic Studies Faculty of the UIN Jakarta. In addition to serving as a faculty member there, he spends some time to teach at a study center he established upon his return to Indonesia in 2002. The center is known as Riyadlus Shalihin Jakarta Islamic Study Center (RSJ). RSJ base is located in the vicinity of Jakarta Selatan, adjacent to his own residence at No. 7 H. Niman Street, RT 07/04, Cilandak Barat, Jakarta.
RSJ has grown so much that it has had a number of formal and informal branches in Jakarta and the surrounding areas. The branches are located at Pondokgede, Tebet, Ciputat, Mabad, Parung, and Blok M, among others. By early 2008, the center had had over 1,000 members and alumni, mostly from youth groups and professional communities. At these places, Mr. Hasbi is often called with his nickname “abi” (Arabic), which means ‘my father’.
RSJ under his leadership also offers training programs to various organizations including governmental departments, local governments, and businesses. An example of such parties is the Communication Forum for the Plaza 89 Muslim Employees (FSMP89) in Jakarta.
FSMP89 is an organization of all Muslim employees from ten foreign and local companies occupying the office space at Plaza 89, Kuningan, Jakarta. FSMP89 has certified the graduation of over 300 Qur’anic trainees who successfully completed a Tafsir program on Surah Al-Baqarah (certain verses) in September 2007.
The more complete list of his teaching experiences is as follows:
- Teacher at Dayah Babussalam, Bireuen, Aceh, and Dayah Terpadu Al-Quran, Sigli, Aceh;
- Teacher for students from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, and Thailand, in Egypt until 2002;
- Teacher at Masjid Al-Muttaqin, Gintung, Ciputat, and Mushalla Fatahillah at Mabad, Rempoa, until now;
- Teacher at Majelis Taklim Salsabila, Tebet Timur, Jakarta Selatan, since 2003 until now;
- Grand teacher at the RSJ Islamic Study Center, Cilandak, Jakarta Selatan, until now;
- Teacher at various Muslim study groups held by companies or Muslim employees, until now;
- Lecturer on the Fiqh Al-Muamalah at the UIN Jakarta Syari’a and Law Faculty, between 2002 and 2003; and
- Lecturer on Tafsir, Hadist, Tarikh Tasyri’, Fiqh and Ushul Fiqh at the UIN Jakarta Islamic and Arabic Studies Faculty in cooperation with the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, 2002 – current.
Organizational Experiences
- Chairman, the Speech/Lecture (muhadharah) division of Dayah Babussalam, Bireuen, Aceh;
- Chairman, the Knowledge division of the Indonesian Students Association in Cairo;
- Chairman, the Knowledge division of ICMI (the association of Indonesian educated Muslims) for the Cairo area — and member of the Knowledge division for the African territory;
- Chairman, the Tim Pembela Aqidah NAD (TIMPAN) set up post the 2004 Tsunami; and
- Chairman, the Steering Committee of the RSJ Islamic Study Center, Cilandak, Jakarta Selatan.
Guest Speaker
In appreciation of Islamic historic days and your special family events, Mr. Rusli regularly allocates some time to take up invitations to guest speak. Out-of-town and overseas invitations are often accepted so long as they do not interfere with his existing schedules. Among his recent widely-publicized appearances were those at Masjid Agung At-Tin in Jakarta Timur, at Masjid Raya Baiturrahman in Banda Aceh, in Banjarmasin, in Medan and others. In 2006 and 2007, he delivered sermons to the Arafah congregations in Saudi Arabia. In 2007, he delivered the Eid al-Fitr Sermon in Doha, Qatar.
“I have delivered sermons since I was 14,” explains the husband to Hj. Rafiqah, Lc, MA when being interviewed at his home.
The father to three children (Alia, Al-Banna, Amira) also accepts invitations to make your special days with your family and community more meaningful. Islamic events such as commemorations of Isra’ Mi’raj and Islamic New Year as well as walimah, aqiqah, etc. will be more meaningful if they come with quality speeches.
Fees
Invitations to Mr. Hasbi are not subject to any pre-determined speaker fees. He would, however, expect that the organizers do their best to invite as many people as possible to each function he is invited to address. The organizers can also deal with Mr. Hasbi directly, with the Da’wah Management being on standby to assist where appropriate.
Further information
Call us at +62 812 131-5108 or email admin@ruslihasbi.com for further information.
