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This article is about how Shaykh Yusuf al-Maqassarī’s profile, his dakwa and contribution in the Islamic world, through the purification of beliefs (aqīda), which is inspired from the author's research in Indonesia, Leiden till South Africa. This article utilised a qualitative descriptive method with a comprehensive religious history approach, for describing and identifying al-Maqassarī’s profile, his dakwa through the purification of beliefs that contributes and plays an important role in the Islamic world. Shaykh Yūsuf (1626-1699), a ṣūfī cleric from the Eastern Indonesia who is still one of the ahl al-Bayt. He wandered to several parts of the world to deepen his understanding of Islamic mysticism. He holds the title ‘wālī quṭb al-Rabbānī wa al-'Árif al-Ṣamaḍānī’ and is well known for his Waḥdat al-Ṣamad view. He was a prolific writer, fighter, human rights defender until his exiled, initially to Ceylon, then to Cabo de Goede Hope, Cape Town, South Africa. Today, he has become a National Hero of Indonesia and South Africa. His main teaching is the purification of beliefs (aqīda). All practices and worship are directed to the Oneness of God and nothing else. This teaching has become the basis of his reformist ideas, to transform his animistic society into perfent Muslims, to build his Islamic community in South Africa, and then to be implemented into his Ṭarīqat Khalwatiyyat al-Yusufiyya (Yusufiyya). This article will bring benefits to the Islamic world and as a reference for future researchers.

Contribution; Dakwah; Islamic World; Purification of Beliefs; Shaykh Yūsuf al-Maqassarī