Da’ud b. Nik Ahmad (Mat), Tuan Guru Haji Nik (c. 1900-77)

Popular Name(s): Tuan Guru Haji Nik Daud Nik Mat

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Biographical Details: b. c. 1900, Kampung Jambu, Patani. d. petang Selasa, 2 Aug 1977. He went to Kelantan in 1914/5 to study at Kuala Besut. He later went to Pondok Wakaf Nyior Kembar, in Kuala Terengganu, to study with Haji Mat Shafie. He then returned to Kuala Besut and continued his studies. He eventually opened a pondok at Jalan Jedok, Tanah Merah, which was later known as Pondok Lama. He published a copy of al-Fatawa al-Fataniyya, by Shaykh Ahmad al-Fatani.

Teachers:

  1. Haji Mat Shafie (Pondok Wakaf Nyior Kembar, Kuala Terengganu)
  2. Haji Muhammad bin Haji Husayn (Kuala Besut)
  3. Haji Wan Abdul Latif Jerteh (1902-89), Kuala Besut
  4. Tok Kenali (1868-1933), Kuala Besut
  5. Mufti Haji Wan Musa (1874-1939), Kuala Besut
  6. Haji Nik Abdullah Khatib (Kuala Besut)
  7. Haji Saad Kangkong (Kuala Besut)
  8. Haji Ya’qub Ligor (1892-1971), Kuala Besut
  9. Haji ‘Ali Pulau Pisang (Kuala Besut)

Students:

  1. Haji ‘Abd al-Qadir Bukit Bunga
  2. Ustaz Haji ‘Uthman Temangan Lama
  3. Haji Nik Hussayn Telipot

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References:

  1. Daud, Ismail Che, “Ulama’ Muhajirin di Kelantan,” in Tokoh-tokoh Ulama’ Semenanjung Melayu, vol. 2, 2nd ed., 569-70. Kota Bharu: Majlis Ugama Islam dan Adat Istiadat Melayu Kelantan, 2007.
  2. Fatani, Ahmad Fathy al-. Ulama Besar dari Patani. Bangi: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2002: 291.

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