Syamsuddin al-Sumatrani

Syamsuddin al-Sumatrani, also called Syamsuddin of Pasai, was born in northern Sumatra on an unknown date. A disciple of Hamzah Fansuri, he read Malay, Persian and Arabic, and his learning covered Sufism, law, history and theology. He held the highest religious offices of the sultanate of Aceh, as supreme judge, grand mufti and imam of the main mosque, and advised the sovereigns from Alauddin Riayat Shah to Iskandar Muda. He died in 1630, on the twelfth day of Rajab, and is buried near Malacca.

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• EssayMir'at al-mu'minSyamsuddin al-Sumatrani · 1610not translated into EnglishLiterature