Haji Abdullah Idris: Kelantan Intellectual Sufi of the 20th Century

Abstract

The arrival of Islam to the Malay World's region has contributed excessively to the development of conception, intellectual and writing among the Malay community. The state of Kelantan also received some gist of the flow of development, in the sense of the birth of many clerics and intellectual figures from the 19th century to this day. the aim of this article is to explain the role of an intellectual Sufis towards the intellectual development in the state of Kelantan. He is Haji Abdullah Haji Idris, the leader of the Ahmadiyya Sufis Order lineage with Haji Daud Bukit Abal who has not yet been featured in academic studies. This article briefly reviews the biography of the Sufi and reflects on his personality as a scholar who is concerned with his environment. The study found that he was a religious, entrepreneur and a scholar that has shares in the development of the Ahmadiyya Sufis Order and contributed to the rising of the realization among Kelantan's Malay community. The disclosure of this figure is hoped to act as a guide to researchers in the field of leadership.

Authors and Affiliations

Mohamed M. L, Omar S. H. S, Abdullah W. I. W, Ismail M. S, Wan Jusoh W. H, Wok Zin E. I. E

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  • EP ID EP571477
  • DOI 10.6007/IJARBSS/v8-i10/4716
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Mohamed M. L, Omar S. H. S, Abdullah W. I. W, Ismail M. S, Wan Jusoh W. H, Wok Zin E. I. E (2018). Haji Abdullah Idris: Kelantan Intellectual Sufi of the 20th Century. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 8(10), 100-108. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-571477