He might have led a successful professional life like most of his mentors, renowned within Bugis society and the Islamic organisation As’adiyah that was established and remains centered in Wajo Regency, but committed to face-to-face communication. His personal biography illustrates the powerful intersection of religious reform and digital life.īorn in 1983 in Ujunge, a small village about 250 kilometres from Makassar, the capital city of South Sulawesi province, Usman might have lived a life far from fame or cities. In this essay, I trace the rise of a nationally popular Muslim preacher in Indonesia, Usman Pateha, to argue that his status cannot be separated from the rise of Indonesian social media in the past decade.
Social media may create narrow communities of fellowship, but they can also introduce esoteric knowledge to broader communities.
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