Biography KH . Muntaha al -Haafiz (1912 - 2004) KH . Muntaha al -Haafiz KH.

Muntaha is the son of KH Asyari bin KH Abdurrahim bin K. Muntaha bin K. Nida Muhammad His mother named Hj . Syafinah . He was born on July 9, 1912 in the Village Kalibeber , Mojotengah Subdistrict , Wonosobo regency , Central Java , and died on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at the age of 92 years . To the end KH Muntaha never marry five wives , ie Ny . Hj . Sauda of Wonokromo Wonosobo , Ny . Hj . Maryam of Parakan Waterford , Ny . Hj . Maijan Jariyah Tohari of Kalibeber , Ny . Hj . Hinduniyah of Kalibeber Mojotengah , and Ny . Hj . Sahilah of Munggang Mojotengah . KH . Muntaha complete the memorization of the Quran at the age of 16 years at boarding school Kauman , Kaliwungu , Kendal , under the care of KH . Uthman ( KH -laws . Asror Ridwan ) . When finished memorizing the Quran at his boarding school Kaliwungu then deepen the sciences of the Qur'an at boarding school al - Munawwir Krapyak KH care . Munawwir ar Rashad . Furthermore KH . Muntaha studied to KH . Dimyati in Termas , Pacitan , East Java . Once, when he was still a young age , he left to study in boarding school Kauman , Kaliwungu , Krapyak boarding school , boarding school Jogja and Termas , Pacitan , traveling by way of his journey on foot . Doing riyadhah in search of such knowledge , done with a sincere intention to gain the blessing of science . In each traveling towards boarding school , KH . Muntaha finishing always use the time while reading the Koran while resting to unwind . This story shows how strong-willed and high spiritual motivation he possessed in pursuit of knowledge . And in 1950 he returned to the leadership baton Kalibeber to continue caring for her father in al Asha'ira Boarding Schools . KH ideas . Muntaha been implemented during the lead cottage . The idea in education appears with the emergence of a variety of educational units , including a kindergarten Hj . Maryam , Diniyah Wustho Madrasah , Madrasah Diniyah Ulya , religious schools Salafi al - Asha'ira , Tahfizdul Qur'an , Qur'an Takhassus junior high , high school Takhassus Qur'an , Qur'an Takhassus vocational , and university Science of the Qur'an ( UNSIQ ). KH . Muntaha is the originator of the written manuscripts of the Quran Akbar Wonosobo , which two of them are now in the collection of Bayt Al - Quran & Museum Istiqlal , Taman Mini Indonesia Indah , Jakarta . He also formed " Team Nine " to prepare thematic interpretation , titled " Tafsir al - Muntaha " . Under this Mbah Muntaha al - Asha'ira growing rapidly . Significant progress occurred this time . In family and community life , KH . Muntaha is an understated personal . Mbah Muntaha very dear to families , students and neighbors , and the community in the neighborhood . Lovers of Al - Hayat Qur'an As Long As A love KH . Muntaha the Qur'an actually originated from the love of his father , KH . Ash'ari against the Qur'an . In the relatively young age of 16 years , KH . Muntaha has become a hafidz ( people who memorize ) the Quran . Actually the title for penghafal al - Quran is al - Hamil but somehow since when in the Indonesian title for penghafal al - Quran is al -Haafiz . And Allaah knows best Almost all life Mbah Muntaha dedicated to practice and teach the values of the Qur'an to the his students and also the general public . In daily life, Mbah Muntaha always teach the students who memorized the Qur'an . The students are always orderly and organized one by one giving the deposit rote to KH . Muntaha . Throughout life Mbah Muntaha , Al - Quran has always been a main hand in taking decisions , as well as a media pray to Allah.Mbah Muntaha never spare time except with the Qur'an . Kiai Muntaha often read or reread wird recitation of the Qur'an in the morning while sunbathing on her porch . According to him , dhikr wird and the main thing is to read the Qur'an . That is why , KH . Muntaha always advises his students to finishing Qur'an at least once a week . A love KH . Muntaha the Qur'an is also realized through the assessment of the interpretation of the Qur'an , by writing commentaries maudhu'i or thematic interpretation is done by a team of nine named team consisting of nine teacher at Pondok Pesantren al - Ash ' ariyyah and lecturer at the Institute of Sciences of al - Quran ( now UNSIQ ) Wonosobo . KH idea . Muntaha about the

writing of this commentary contain the intent to spread the values of the Qur'an to the general public . And peak realization love KH . Muntaha the Qur'an indicated by the realization of the idea of writing Mushhaf Quran in giant size is often referred to as Al - Quran Akbar 30 chapters . Grand Qur'an written by two students that he was also a student IIQ is H. Hayatuddin of Grobogan and H. Abdul Malik of Yogyakarta . When writing the Qur'an grand paper is a relief from the Minister of Information ( H. Harmoko at that time ) was completed , the Qur'an was handed over to the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and then at the State Palace . KH . Muntaha see many Muslims have abandoned the Qur'an , or even do not want to read the Qur'an , so Mbah Muntaha incessantly advised members Hufadz Dirasatal Quran wa ( JHQ ) to continuously promote the Qur'an . Similar Da'wah Muntaha Grandma always tell when he visited various parts of the world such as Turkey , Jordan , Egypt and so forth . Of the things that have been mentioned , it became clear that the personal stature and KH . Muntaha al - Haafiz is a very loving figure Qur'an physically and mentally . His whole life dedicated to preaching spread the values of the Qur'an to the public . A love KH . Muntaha al - Haafiz the Qur'an can not be doubted. Almost all age spent to spread and turn on the Koran . As quoted from the official NU there , he never initiated a phenomenal thing , which makes Mushaf Al - Quran Akbar ( giant ) with a height of two meters , three meters wide and weighs one hundred pounds more . A sublime work that was proposed at that moment entered into the Guinness Book Of Records . Sanad Tahfidz he is : KH . Muntaha of KH . Uthman Kaliwungu / KH . Munawwir Krapyak / KH . Muhammad Dimyati Termas , of Abdul Karim bin Abdul Badri , from Isma'il Basyatie , from Ahmad ar - Rasyidi , Mustafa bin Abdurrahman , from Sheikh Hijazi , Ali ibn Sulayman al - Mansuri , of Sultan al - Muzani , from Saifuddin Ata ' illa al - Fudali , from Shahadah al Yamani , of Nasruddin at - Tablawi , from Imam Abi Yahya Zakariya al - Mansur , Imam Ahmad as- Suyuti , Abu al - Khair Muhammad ibn Muhammad ad- Dimasyqi al - Mansur ibn al - Hizrami , from Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Abdul - Khaliq , Abu al - Hasan Ali ibn Suja 'bin Salim bin Ali bin Musa al - Abbasi , Abu al - Qasim al- Syatibi as- Shafi'i , Abu Hasan Ali bin Muhammad Huzail son , Abu Dawud Sulayman al - Andalusi Ibn Majah , Abu Umar Uthman Sa'id ad- Dani , from Abu al - Hasan Tahir , Abu al - Abbas Ahmad ibn Sahl ibn al - Fairuzani al - Asynani , Abu Muhammad Asibah bin Ubaid bin Sahib al - Kufi , Abu Hafs Umar ibn Sulayman ibn al - Mugirah al - Asadi al - Kufi , from Asim bin Abi al - Kufi Najud , Abu Abdurrahman Abdullah bin Rabi'a al - Habib ibn as-Salam , of Uthman ibn Affan / Ali bin Abi Talib / Zaid bin Sabit / Abdullah bin Mas'ud / Abu Bakr / Umar ibn al - Khattab , from the Messenger of Allah . , from God Almighty . through intermediaries as Gabriel . Many students Rasta - KH . Muntaha which the cast / Ulama in their respective regions , among which: KH . Mufid Mas'ud ( PP Sunan Pandanaran , Yogyakarta ) , KH . Umar Bantul , KH . Syakur Bradford , KH . Sholihin Pekalongan , KH . Musta'in Malang , KH Lutfi Cilacap , KH . Nidhomuddin Asror Kendal , KH . Hubullah Cirebon , KH . Abdul Halim Wonosobo , KH . Ahmad Ngisom Banjarnegara , and KH . Yasin Starch . After serving and apply their knowledge to the people for decades , finally he was called to appear before him , to return to God who created it , God Almighty. Precisely on Wednesday Date December 29, 2004 . He was buried near the tomb of his father ( KH. Ash'ari ) that is on the hill Ndero . Hopefully Allah . put him in that glorious place where pious people who were near him . Ameen Ya Rabbal ' Alamin ... PPTQ Al - Asha'ira