Ahmad Dahlan lahir pada tahun 1868 dari sebuah keluarga muslim tradisional yang berdomisili di kauman, sebuah kampung yang sangat religius di Yogyakarta. Kampung tersebut sangat dikenal sebagi kampung yang dihuni keluarga muslim yang kuat dikenal sebagi kampung Muhammad Darwisy.
Islam is a logical religion. Consequently, theose who cannot thing logically cannot be categorized as those who poseses a religion. A logical religion is one that has rational or logical teachings. This also means that those who belive in such a religion will not became a blind following [taqlid], this is even worse if they followed only one or certain mazhab or school.hety.