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Sayyid Abdul Rahman bin Muhammad al-Idrus (Tok Ku Paloh)

Died: 1336 AH (1918)
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The foremost Islamic scholar of Terengganu, a Naqshbandi Sufi teacher and religious advisor and State Council member under Sultan Zainal Abidin III; of the al-Idrus (al-Aidrus) sayyid lineage. He led an islah (reform) movement under British pressure, was credited with karamat, and sheltered anti-colonial fighters (Dato' Bahaman, Tok Gajah, Mat Kilau). He founded Masjid Tok Ku Paloh in 1862 and died in 1336 AH / 1918 CE (some sources say 1917), buried on a small hill near the village. (Sources: ms.wikipedia.org 'Tok Ku Paloh'; IJAR 9(09):280-287)

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