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

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, in 1802 (1216 Hijri), migrated to

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(now part of

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) and died on

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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

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of Terengganu. He translated ''Minhaj atTalibin'' by Imam anNawawi and ''alUmm'' by Imam ashShafei, from Arabic to Malay.

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''Utusan Malaysia'', 6 March 2006, p18 1802 births 1889 deaths 19th-century Muslim scholars of Islam Malaysian Islamists Translators from Arabic 19th-century translators {{Malaysia-bio-stub