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Gurindam Dua Belas

Gurindam Dua Belas

Raja Ali Haji

Author
Raja Ali Haji
Year
1847
Field
Literature

A celebrated work of Malay poetry in twelve sections giving moral and religious counsel. Raja Ali Haji of Riau-Lingga completed it in 1847.

Sources

  1. Vladimir Braginsky, The Heritage of Traditional Malay Literature (2004)
  2. Barbara Watson Andaya & Virginia Matheson, 'Islamic Thought and Malay Tradition' (1979)