Popular Name(s): Tok Kelaba

Origin: Kampung Beris, Kelaba, Patani

Location(s): Kampung Semalap, Patani (1292/1875), Kampung Beris, Kelaba, Patani (1297-1302/1880-5), Sena Jancar, Patani (1301/1883).

Biographical Details: b. 1280/1863, in Kampung Kelaba Beris. His mother was Mek Nik binti Imam ‘Abd al-Karim. His maternal grandfather was captured by Siam and taken as a slave to Bangkok in the aftermath of the 1832 war. His great-great-grandfather ‘Abd Allah was from Kampung Laut, Kelantan, but moved to Kampung Beris, Kelaba. ‘Abd Allah’s father, ‘Abu Bakr, was from Minangkabau or Java and his father, Zayn al-‘Abidin, was from Khurasan. Zayn al-‘Abidin went to Java and married a woman from Minangkabau. They left Java because of a war and went to the peninsula and died in Kelaba. ‘Abu Bakr moved from there to Kelantan and settled at Kampung Laut. He was friends with Shaykh Da’ud b. Mustafa al-Fatani. d. 4:00 pm Selasa, 21 Sha’ban 1367/1948, at age 85, buried in an Islamic cemetery at the foot of Bukit Selindung Bayu, near masjid Raja Teluban.

He studied with a number of family members and others during his early years, formally attending a pondok in Semela, Patani, 1296-98/1301-3 and afterward at Pondok Bendang Daya. In 1312/1895, he went to Mecca to continue his education. He returned and taught at Kelaba.

Teachers:

1. Imam ‘Abd al-Samad, his paternal uncle
2. Haji Kamal, in Kampung Setan
3. Tuan Guru Haji ‘Abd al-Rahman Pancor bin ‘Abd al-Samad (his first-cousin and son of Imam ‘Abd al-Samad mentioned above), Kelaba, his first teacher of al-Quran
4. Haji Awang Kecil
5. Lebai Encik Hitam, in Kampung Ga‘ma
6. Tok Bendang Daya Muda (1818-95), Bendang Daya
7. Haji Wan ‘Abd al-Latif Kampung Bendang Badang (Bendang Daya)
8. Haji Muhammad Salih Kampung Bendang Gucil (Bendang Daya)
9. Imam Raja Patani (Bendang Daya)
10. Shaykh Ahmad b. Muhammad Zayn al-Fatani (1856-1908), Mecca
11. Shaykh Nik Mat Kecik Patani (1844-1915), Mecca
12. Shaykh Hasb Allah, d. 1917 (Mecca)

Students:

1. Haji ‘Abd al-Latif Garak

Authored Writing(s):

1. Dala‘il al-Niat fi al-Salat wa Gha‘iriha wa Mahalliha – 1352
2. Doa-doa
3. Faedah – 1322/1904-5
4. Hada‘iq al-Salawat fil Khalawat wa al-Jalawat
5. Hidaya al-Sa‘il fi Bayan al-Masa‘il
6. Jam‘ al-risala fi daqa’iq al-jawabat wa al-Su‘alat – 1315 AH
7. Muqaddima al-Atfal fi Sifat Allah zi al-Jalal – Khamis, 8 Rabiulawal 1305, in Patani
8. Mulayanah al-Qulub ila al-Tazakkur li ‘Allamah al-Ghuyub (alt title: Mudawwirat al-qulub al-qasiyah min al-ghulain wa al-jariah) – Jumaat 8 Muharam 1341 AH ~ 31 Aug 1922 CE [Arabic]
9. Risala Tasawwuf – 1307/1889-90
10. Terjemah Qasidah Rijal al-Gha‘ib

Scribed Writings(s):

1. IAM 177 – al-Mafra al-khala’iq wa marba al-hada’iq, 25 Ramadan 1340 AH [2 May 1922 CE]
2. IAM 180 – Zahrat al-murid fi bayan kalimat al-tawhid, 3 Jumada al-awwal 1309 AH [5 Dec 1891 CE]
3. IAM 630 – Bidayat al-mubtadi fi Fadilat al-mahdi
4. IAM 637 – Jam’ al-risalat fi daqa’iq al-jawabat wa al-su’alat 1336 AH [1917-8 CE]
5. IAM 675 – Sullam al-mubtadi, Jumada al-awwal 1292 AH [1875 CE]
6. IAM 687 – Luqtat al-‘ajlan fi bayan al-hayd wa al-istihada wa al-nifas al-niswan, 1302 AH [1884-5 CE]
7. IAM 700 – Tibyan al-ma’rifa fi tahqiq martabat al-uluhiyya wa al-kananiyya, 8 Jumada al-akhir 1309 AH [9 Jan 1892 CE]
8. PNM 517 – Kifaya, 13 Dhu’l Qada 1297 AH [17 Oct 1880 CE]
9. PNM 2146 – Hidayat al-Muta’allim, 17 Safar 1301 AH [18 Dec 1883 CE]
10. PNM 2147 – Fath al-Mannan, 22 Shawwal 1303 AH [24 Jul 1886 CE]
11. PNM 2481 – Ghayat al-Taqrib, 7 Sha’ban 1300 AH [13 Jun 1883 CE]

References:

1. Abdullah, Haji Wan Mohd. Shaghir. “Tok Kelaba al Fatani: Haji Abdul Husein Abdul Latif; Penyalin Manuskrip Melayu Terbesar di Asia Tenggara,” Dakwah 13 (Feb 1991): 38-41.
2. Fatani, Ahmad Fathy al-. “Tok Kelaba (1863-1948),” in Ulama Besar dari Patani, 95-111. Bangi: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2002.