Newspapers are an important historical source in a
historical writing that contains information about past events.
Information about Islamic organizations in its activities in North
Sumatra is found in newspapers from 1915 to 1942, considering that
Islamic organizations have a long struggle in Indonesian history
because it has contributed to the dynamics of Indonesian politics.
The purpose of this paper is to track the progression of Islamic
organizations in North Sumatra and its activities in various aspects
based on newspapers ever published in North Sumatra in 1915-1942.
The method used is the historical method with social history
approach. Information had been obtained in a number of
newspapers including the activities of several Islamic organizations
in North Sumatra from the aspects of politics, education, social, and
economics. The conclusion is Islamic organizations had
contributions as the embryo of the independence movement of
Indonesia, but some of them were still have not been highlighted in
the tradition of Indonesian historiography. These findings support
that some Islamic organizations in Indonesia should be more
highlighted in the historical writings in Indonesia
