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Ahmad Khatib Sambas

أحمد خطيب سمبس

Sambas, West Kalimantan

1803 – 1875

Qadiriyyah wa Naqshbandiyyah

Summary

Mecca-based scholar from Borneo who founded the Qadiriyyah wa Naqshbandiyyah order.

Born
Sambas, West Kalimantan, 1803
Died
Mecca, 1875
Fields of expertise
Tasawwuf
Notable works
Fath al-'Arifin (compiled from his teaching)

Biography

Born in Sambas, West Kalimantan, he spent his career in Mecca, where he combined the Qadiriyyah and Naqshbandiyyah into a single order that spread widely in Java through his students. Commonly dated 1803–1875.

Works

  • Fath al-'Arifin (compiled from his teaching)

Sources

  1. Martin van Bruinessen, Kitab Kuning, Pesantren dan Tarekat (1995)