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Abdurrauf of Singkil

c. 1615–1693 · 17th century · Also known as Abdurrauf al-Singkili

Abdurrauf of Singkil was a Malay Islamic scholar from Aceh in northern Sumatra. After about nineteen years of study in Arabia he returned around 1661 and served the queens of Aceh as their chief religious authority. He wrote the first commentary on the whole Qur'an in Malay and spread the Shattariyya Sufi order in the Malay world.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Abdurrauf of Singkil. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/abdurrauf-of-singkil
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