Born in Koto Tuo, Agam, he settled in Mecca, where he taught many students from the Malay world, including future reformists and traditionalists. He wrote against aspects of Minangkabau matrilineal inheritance and the Naqshbandiyyah. Commonly dated 1860–1916.
Syekh Ahmad Khatib al-Minangkabawi
أحمد خطيب المنكاباوي
Imam at Masjid al-Haram; teacher of Jawi students
Summary
Minangkabau scholar who became a Shafi’i imam at the Masjid al-Haram.
- Born
- Koto Tuo, Agam, 1860
- Died
- Mecca, 1916
- Fields of expertise
- Fiqh
- Notable works
- Izhar Zaghl al-Kadhibin, al-Da'i al-Masmu'
Biography
Works
- Izhar Zaghl al-Kadhibin
- al-Da'i al-Masmu'
Sources
- Michael Laffan, The Makings of Indonesian Islam (2011)