1. Abdul Somad Batubara was born on 18 May 1977 and is an Indonesian Islamic preacher, scholar and motivator from Asahan, North Sumatra.
17 Facts About Abdul Somad
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Abdul Somad served as a lecturer at the Sultan Syarif Kasim II State Islamic University in Riau.
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Abdul Somad was born on 18 May 1977 in Silo Lama, a village in Asahan Regency, North Sumatra, as the son of Bakhtiar and Rohana.
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Abdul Somad is descended from Minangkabau immigrants whose ancestors came from Mudik Tampang, Rao, Pasaman.
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Abdul Somad rose to prominence primarily due to YouTube and social media in a time of rapid growing internet users in Indonesia.
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Abdul Somad is well known for his humorous rhetoric in delivering dawah.
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The video went viral in March 2018 with many online mocking the preacher for being hypocritical, noting that many of the platforms that Abdul Somad uses to spread his message such as YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter have similar pro-LGBT policies like Starbucks.
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In 2019, Abdul Somad was reported to police for delivering a speech in which he denounced the crucifix, and stated that any Muslim dying in a hospital with crucifixes would be sent to Hell because the crucifix contained a jinn, a supernatural creature believed to exist by pre-Islamic Arabian tribes and Muslims.
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Abdul Somad stated that Uyghur Muslims are not infected by the virus because they perform wudu regularly.
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Abdul Somad had been refused entry to several countries such as East Timor, Switzerland, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Germany.
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On 16 May 2022, Abdul Somad, accompanied with six individuals came to Singapore, claiming to be on holiday purpose, but his entry was denied and he was deported to Batam on the same day.
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Abdul Somad then reacted in a video, claiming that "Singapore actually belongs to the Malays", and that Singaporeans of other races are just immigrants there.
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Abdul Somad added that he would not "give up" in trying to visit Singapore.
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On 16 June 2022, Abdul Somad stated that Wikipedia published defamatory information that are harmful to him.
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Abdul Somad claimed that his Wikipedia article called him an extremist and he had allowed suicide bombing.
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Abdul Somad claimed that his cyber team had attempted to change the article, but the changes are rejected by Wikipedia and his changes are undone.
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Abdul Somad has two children, one from his earlier marriage, and the second from his present one.