In 1911, KH. Abdul Halim returned to his homeland. Upon returning
to his homeland, he refused an offer from his in-laws namely KH. Muhammad Ilyas
to become an officer in the priyayi. KH. Abdul Halim who felt he was not from a
priyayi wanted to prove that by not being priyayi people could serve the
community. His attitude was influenced by his teacher, Sheikh Ahmad Khatib, who
also did not want to work in the colonial system and chose to continue to stay
in Mecca.
This kind of character has actually been seen since at the Pesantren.
As explained above, KH. Abdul Halim is used to being independent by selling a
variety of daily needs. With this independence, KH Abdul Halim aspires to
improve the future of Muslims. He began to make improvements to raise the level
of society. This improvement effort is gone through education and economic
structuring.
An organization in the field of economics and education was
successfully founded by KH. Abdul Halim in 1911 was named Hayatul Qulub. This
organization intends to assist members in compete with Chinese traders while
inhibiting the flow of colonial capitalism. This organization did not last
long. In 1915, the colonial government was banned, because it was considered to
trigger riots. But he continued to carry out activities, even though they were
not given an official name. In the field of education, he formed Majlisul Ilmi
in 1912 and in 1916, he also built the Jam'iyyat I’anatul al-Muta’allimin
school, which became the centre of modern Islamic education in the Majalengka
area. To improve the quality of the school, KH. Abdul Halim is associated with
Jamiat Khair and Al-Irshad in Jakarta.
The organization later changed to Persyarikatan Ulama, was legally
recognized by the government in 1917 with the help of Haji .Omar .Said
Tjokroaminoto (President of Sarikat Islam). Meanwhile, in 1919 Kweekschool was
established to create teachers and was finally converted into Madrasah Darul
Ulum. In April 1932, KH. Abdul Halim established the Pesantren Santi Asromo,
which was built far from the bustling city of Majalengka. The presence of the Pesantren
Santi Asromo has succeeded in changing the Pesantren curriculum by leaving the
traditional education system that only specializes in religious subjects.
In 1937, KH. Abdul Halim was also elected as a member of the board
of the Indonesian A'la Islamic Council ‘Majlis Islam A’la Indonesia’ (MIAI). Organizations
that joined MIAI (Persyarikatan Ulama, Muhammadiyah, Nahdatul Ulama, Persis,
Al-Ittihadiyatul Islamiyah, and other Islamic organizations) engaged in social,
religious and educational fields, during the Japanese era they were forced to
stop their activities, because all political parties and social associations
must be disbanded and Japan does not allow the development of democracy. However,
it did not take long for these organizations to be permitted by Japan to resume
its activities. When MIAI was changed in 1943 to ‘Majlis Syuro Muslimin
Indonesia’(Masyumi), KH. Abdul Halim continued to sit in its management.
On 1st February 1944, Persyarikatan Ulama changed its
name to the Umat Islam Association “Perikatan Oemat Islam”, with the change in
the Indonesian Spelling of the Soewandi system (1947), the name became the
Association of Muslims “Perikatan Umat Islam” (PUI). As for the organization
founded in 1931 by KH. Ahmad Sanusi in Sukabumi was named Al-Ittihadiyatul
Islamiyah (AII) which was renamed the Indonesian Islamic Community Association ‘Persatuan
Umat Islam Indonesia’ (PUII) . The organization was an organization engaged in
the social education sector, according to Mr. Syamsudin that the two
organizations have the same vision and mission that is to unite Indonesian
Muslims for the future but to stand in a different organization. Mr. Syamsudin
brought the two organizations together at a meeting. The first meeting was in
August 1951 and the second meeting was in November 1951. Then on April 5, 1952
the two organizations officially became one with the name of the Islamic Union
‘Persatuan Umat Islam’ (PUI) in Bandung to follow up on the ideals released by
KH. Abdul Halim, KH. Ahmad Sanusi and also Mr.Syamsudin.
During the Japanese invasion, KH. Abdul Halim was appointed as a
member of Giinchuoo Sangi in (Badan Pertimbangan Pusat), in Jakarta and later
was appointed as a member of Dokuritsu Zyunbi Choosakai (Investigation Agency
for the Preparation of Indonesian Independence ‘Badan Penyelidik Usaha-Usaha
Persiapan Kemerdekaan’ ). After the Proclamation of Independence, KH. Abdul
Halim was appointed as a member of the Central Indonesian National Committee ‘Komite
Nasional Indonesia Pusat’ (KNIP) which functioned as a parliament and became a
pioneer in the establishment of the Yogyakarta Islamic University ‘Universiti
Islam Indonesia’ (UII). In 1951, KH. Abdul Halim was elected as a member of the
West Java ‘Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah’ (DPRD) 1.
In 1956 the election of the Constituent Assembly, KH. Abdul Halim
was elected as a member of the Masyumi Party. Before that, precisely in 1940,
he was with KH. A. Ambari facing Advisor for Hindian Affair, Dr. GF. Fijper in
Jakarta to submit several demands concerning the interests of Muslims. During
the Dutch military aggression, he also strongly opposed the establishment of
the Pasundan State which was founded in 1948 by the Dutch. Effort and struggle
of KH. Abdul Halim ended when he died on 7 May 1962.
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