Sarekat Islam, formerly Sarekat Dagang Islam, is an Indonesian organization.
Sarekat Dagang Islam, a Javanese batik traders's cooperative, was founded by Hajit Samanhudi, a businessman in Surakarta, in 1905[1] or 1912.[2] His business was trading in batik, the traditional cloth made in Java. Sarekat Dagang Islam, or Union of Islamic Traders, had as its goal the empowerment of local merchants, especially in the batik industry.
As Sarekat Dagang Islam grew and had to manage more issues, it was reorganized under the name Sarekat Islam. Sarekat Islam's general office was in Surabaya. One noteworthy leader of Sarekat Islam was H.O.S. Cokroaminoto.[2] H.O.S. Cokroaminoto had three famous students, who went on to play a dominant role in Indonesian politics: Soekarno the nationalist, Semaun the socialist, and Islamist Kartosoewiryo.
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