Abd al-Rauf al-Singkili, First Malay commentator

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ScholarFirst Malay commentator

Abd al-Rauf al-Singkiliعبد الرؤوف السنكيلي

Approximate dateBanda Aceh

An Acehnese scholar who wrote the first complete tafsir of the Quran in Malay.

After some nineteen years of study in Arabia, he returned to Aceh and served as chief judge under a line of queens. His Tarjuman al-Mustafid was the first full Malay commentary on the Quran.

What grew out of it?

His students spread the Shattari order across Sumatra and Java.

Source: history

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