Islah: Journal of Islamic Literature and History
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025): Islah: Journal of Islamic Literature and History

The Struggle of Opu Daeng Risaju and Luwu’s Muslim Community Response to Collonialism

sandria (Unknown)
khoirunnisa (Unknown)
fatiyah (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jan 2026

Abstract

Opu Daeng Risaju was a warrior and one of the pioneers of the Indonesian Islamic Union Party (PSII) in Tanah Luwu. Although Opu Daeng Risaju was a woman, her determination and fighting spirit were immense. Opu Daeng Risaju was determined to realize her dream of eliminating the colonizers in Tanah Luwu, South Sulawesi. Opu Daeng Risaju's struggle through the PSII was well received by the Muslim community in Luwu, as the majority of the population in this region is Muslim, making Islamic-oriented movements more easily accepted by the community. This study will examine the response of the Muslim community to Opu Daeng Risaju's struggle against colonialism in Luwu. This study will focus on three main areas of discussion. First, it will discuss the background of the community in Luwu before 1930. Second, it will discuss the efforts made by Opu Daeng Risaju in fighting colonialism in Luwu from 1930 to 1946. Third, it will examine the response of the Muslim community to Opu Daeng Risaju's struggle. This research employs a socio-political approach, utilizing the concept of struggle based on Louis Thurstone's theory of response. The research method used is historical research, involving the steps of heuristics, verification, interpretation, and historiography.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

islah

Publisher

Subject

Religion Arts Humanities Social Sciences

Description

Islah: Journal of Islamic Literature and History is an open-access journal publishing original papers or documenting issues on Islamic literature and history in the Indonesian context. The journal is published biannually in June and December by the Faculty of Ushuluddin, Adab, and Humanities, ...