Samudra Pasai, Also Samudra, Pasai

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CityAlso Samudra, Pasai

Samudra Pasaiسامودرا باساي

A Sumatran port, the first known Muslim kingdom of Southeast Asia.

The gravestone of its first sultan, Malik al-Salih, is dated 1297. Ibn Battuta visited in 1345 and found a sultan who loved to debate fiqh with scholars. The name Sumatra comes from Samudra.

What happened here?

Who lived here?

Malik al-Salih

Who else is linked?

Ibn Battuta

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People named in the Quran and the hadith, the Prophet's ﷺ family and Companions, scholars, rulers, the nations of the Quran, the world's empires and the places where it all happened. Where scholars differ, each entry says so.

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