Abdul Karim Amrullah, Taher Jalaluddin, Daud Rasjidi

Sheikh Tahir Jalaluddin (8 December 1869, Ampek Angkek, Agam,

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– 1956) was a famous Muslim

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. He became the editor for ''Al-Imam'' publication which was published in

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between 1906 and 1908. Sheikh Muhammad Tahir published two major treatises on

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: ''Natijatul'Umur'' (published 1357 H./ 1936 M.) and ''Kitab Jadual Pati Kiraan'' (published in 1362 H./ 1941 M.) -

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s for determining the direction of kiblat and times for prayer. His son Tun Hamdan Sheikh Tahir was a

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state governor ''(

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)'' from 1989–2002.

References

International IDEA, 2002, Women in Parliament, Stockholm (http://www.idea.int). This is an English translation.

Sheikh Tahir Jalaluddin in publication. Google search.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jalaluddin, Sheikh Tahir 1869 births 1956 deaths People from Negeri Sembilan Malaysian people of Minangkabau descent Malaysian people of Indonesian descent 20th-century Muslim scholars of Islam