Khalid Basalamah
Khalid Zeed Abdullah Basalamah is an Indonesian preacher, a prominent figure in the Salafi movement, and an entrepreneur. He serves as a member of the Sharia advisory board at in Solok Regency, West Sumatra.
Early life
Khalid Zeed Abdullah Basalamah was born in Ujung Pandang, South Sulawesi, on 1 May 1975. He is the son of Ustaz Zeed Abdullah Basalamah, the founder of Addaraen Mosque and Islamic Boarding School in Makassar. His mother died in 1979 when he was four years old. After his wife's death, Zeed Basalamah remarried around two or three years later. Khalid's stepmother, A. Kasmawati Tahir Z. Basalamah, served as a substitute member of the House of Representatives for the 2004–2009 period from the Reform Star Party, representing, replacing.Career
Dawah
In 1999, Khalid Basalamah began delivering Friday sermons at the . He then increasingly accepted offers to be a preacher and resigned from his job as a lecturer. After that, he also started offering free hadith classes.According to Mohammad Muhtador from, Khalid Basalamah combines academic knowledge based on the works of earlier scholars, such as Bulugh al-Maram by Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani or Minhajul Muslim by Abu Bakr al-Jazaeri, with the use of modern platforms like YouTube and other social media. Erwin Jusuf Thaib also discusses this in his book, which explores the phenomenon of preachers utilizing social media as a medium for their da'wah in the 2010s. In addition to broadcasting da'wah content in a simple language style, Khalid also shares his da'wah activities on social media to reach a broader audience.
At the 3rd Meeting of Scholars and Preachers from Southeast Asia, Europe, and Africa in 2017, Khalid received the "Honorary Scholar and Preacher" award from the Multaqo Adduat and Scholars of Southeast Asia.
On March 25, 2023, Khalid was awarded the title of professor and became an adjunct lecturer at the for the 2023–2024 period.