Ahmad Domocao Alonto (1914-2002) : His Contribution Towards Islamic Thought in the Philipines by Mohammad Nashief S. Disomimba, Abdelaziz Berghout & Kalsom Ali

Islamic thought in the Philippines has existed before the coming of Spaniards and has a very strong impact; very few studies have been conducted on individuals who have contributed to the Islamic thought in the Philippines. The tendency of giving priority to well-known Muslim scholars predominates over those works remain hidden and explored. To address this limitation, an analysis study is conceived to foreground a Muslim leader and intellectual in Mindanao, as a grand master of Islamic movements in the Philippines. Popularly known among his colleagues in the Philippines Senate in the 1950s as Domi. Ahmad Domacao Alonto born on August 1, 1914 in Lanao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines. He died on December 1, 2002 at the age of 88, but his legacy lives on and his writings and works have survived. Ahmad Damacao Alonto is one of the 100 great Muslim leaders of the 20th century. He has greatly contributed to the sociopolitical and educational reform, diplomatic relations, increasing international trades with Muslim countries, and intra-religious discourses in the academia.