About Tok Syeikh Duyong
Lived 1802 – 1889 (aged 86–87). Tok Syeikh Duyong was a translator and ulema.
Tok Syeikh Duyong or Syeikh (Scholar/Elder) Wan Abdullah bin (son of) Wan Muhammad Amin, mothered by Wan Aminah, was born in Cabang Tiga, Patani, now part of southern Thailand, in 1802 (1216 Hijri), migrated to Terengganu (now part of Malaysia) and died on Pulau Duyong at 4 p.m. on Thursday, February 24, 1889 (12 Jamadilakhir, 1306 Hijri). He was a famous and respected scholar, both by the palace and the people of the state of Terengganu.
He studied religion under Syeikh Abdul Qadir Bukit Bayas, Syeikh Daud alFatani, and in Mecca, while his students include Sultan Omar and Sultan Zainal Abidin III of Terengganu. He translated Minhaj atTalibin by Imam anNawawi and alUmm by Imam ashShafei, from Arabic to Malay.
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Who was Tok Syeikh Duyong?
scholar
When was Tok Syeikh Duyong born?
Tok Syeikh Duyong was born in 1802 in Pattani.
When did Tok Syeikh Duyong die?
Tok Syeikh Duyong died on 24 February 1889 in Duyong Island.
What was Tok Syeikh Duyong's occupation?
Tok Syeikh Duyong was a translator and ulema.
What nationality was Tok Syeikh Duyong?
Tok Syeikh Duyong's recorded nationality: Terengganu.
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