Born in Pekojan, Batavia, he studied in Mecca and the Hadramawt and served as an adviser on Islamic affairs to the colonial government while publishing many short works on fiqh and practice from his own press. Commonly dated 1822–1914.
Sayyid Uthman bin Yahya
Mufti of Batavia
Summary
Mufti of Batavia and prolific author of Malay religious booklets.
- Born
- Pekojan, Batavia, 1822
- Died
- Batavia, 1914
- Fields of expertise
- Fiqh
Biography
Sources
- Michael Laffan, The Makings of Indonesian Islam (2011)