Shaykh Tholhah Kalisapu Cirebon (1935 H) who was from the lineage of Sunan Gunung Jati, one of the Wali Songo. At least 200 students would attend his halaqah (traditional learning circle) sessions in Mecca each time.ģ. Shaykh Nawawi Bantan (1314 H/1896 CE) known as mahaguru sejati (the great scholar) wrote numerous monumental works in Arabic. He had travelled to Singapore and stayed for about three years to spread and teach Islamic knowledge.Ģ. Shaykh Abdul Karim Banten (1325 H/1897 CE) whom he appointed as one of his main representatives. In Siyar wa Tarajim by ‘Umar ‘Abd al-Jabbar and al-Mukhtasar min Kitab Nasyr an-Nur wa al-Zuhar by ‘Abdullah Mirdad Abu al-Khair, Ahmad Khatīb was described as the “Leader” of the scholars of Jawi origin in Mecca.ġ. He was also a student of Shaykh Ibrāhīm al-Bajuri (1276 H/1860 CE) – theologian and the Grand Shaykh of al-Azhar University who had many students from the Nusantara and is also the author of Risalah al-Bajuri fi al-Tauhid.Īhmad Khatīb received the spiritual authority of the Qadiri Sufi Order from Shaykh Syamsuddin. It was in Mecca where he studied under many outstanding scholars – Shaykh Daud bin Abd ‘Allah al-Fatani (1297 H/1879 CE) being one of them.Īnother one of his teachers was Sayyid Ahmad al-Marzuqi (1281 H), the author of the famous aqidah (creed) book 'Aqīdah al-'Awām, and who was also one of the Maliki mufti in Mecca. He was able to master the various branches of the Islamic sciences in three years what others would take thirty years to accomplish. He travelled to Mecca when he was 19 and chose to stay in Mecca until the end of his life.Īhmad Khatīb was a bright student. According to Shaykh Ahmad Bin Muhammad Zain al-Fathani (1272 H/1908 CE), Ahmad Khatīb Sambas memorised the al-Qur’an and al-Hadith and had a deep knowledge of Islamic law. Ahmad Khatīb spent his time searching for knowledge from various teachers in the Sultanate Territory of Sambas. In his early years, Ahmad Khatīb’s uncle, who was known to be a knowledgeable and pious man in the district of Sambas, nurtured him.
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