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.
Ahmad Khatib Sambas
أحمد خطيب سمبس
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
Works
- Fath al-'Arifin (compiled from his teaching)
Sources
- Martin van Bruinessen, Kitab Kuning, Pesantren dan Tarekat (1995)