DOI: 10.19105/karsa.v29i2.4876 | 134 Islamism Denounced: Madura Kiais’ Perspective of Nationalism Abd A’la Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya, Indonesia email: abdalabs@gmail.com Muktafi Fakultas Ushuluddin dan Filsafat, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya, Indonesia email: muktafi.sahal@uinsby.ac.id Abu Bakar Fakultas Ushuluddin dan Filsafat, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya, Indonesia email: abubakaryamani@yahoo.com Mukhammad Zamzami Fakultas Ushuluddin dan Filsafat, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya, Indonesia email: m.zamzami@uinsby.ac.id Ahmad Fathan Aniq Institute of Islamic Studies, Mcgill University, Montreal, Canada email: ahmad.aniq@mail.mcgill.cam Abstract The transmission of Islamism among the kiais and their students in Madura has become more critical to examine in the last decade. However, some kiais of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) in Bangkalan Madura Karsa: Journal of Social and Islamic Culture ISSN: 2442-3289 (p); 2442-8285 (e) Vol. 29 No.2, December 2021, pp. 134-160