Pehin Khatib Awang Abdul Latif (born c. 1771), also known as Khatib Abdul Latif, was an Indonesian ulama, civil servant, writer, and member of the royal family of Brunei. He served as Waqf Minister of Brunei in Mecca from 1809.
Pehin Khatib Awang Abdul Latif | |
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| Born | c. 1771 Batavia, Dutch East Indies |
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| Other names | Khatib Abdul Latif |
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| Spouse(s) | Dayang Buntar Sharifah Azizah |
| Children | 7 |
| Relatives | Muhammad Jamalul Alam II (great-grandson) |
Early life
editLatif was born in c. 1771 in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, as the only child of Awang Muhammad Taha and Dayang Siti Aishah.[1] : 45 [1]: 369
Career
editHe was of Betawi descent and worked as a religious official at the palace.[1]: 46 [2]: 11 Latif was tasked with administering the mosque and reading sermons and was given the title of Pehin Khatib Kuadrat.[1]: 46 He had the ability to write classic Bruneian Malay literature. Sultan Muhammad Tajuddin assigned him to write the genealogy of the sultans of Brunei.[1]: 46 Latif continued the genealogy that had been made by Dato Imam Yaakub while referring to the late Sultan Muhyiddin and Paduka Maulana Sultan Kamaluddin.[1]: 46 His work was published on Batu Tarsilah in 1807.[1]: 46
Latif was also given the task of managing the affairs of Sultan Muhammad Tajuddin's waqf house in Mecca.[1]: 46 His ability to speak Arabic made him a representative of the Brunei government to carry out negotiations and joint management with the Saudi government in Mecca.[1]: 46 The negotiation of this waqf house was carried out while he was performing the Hajj in 1805.[1]: 46 Latif was then appointed by the Saudi government in Mecca as Waqf Minister of Sultan Muhammad Tajuddin in Mecca in 1809.[1]: 46
Latif married his cousin Dayang Buntar and had five sons, Awang Shahbuddin, Awang Abdullah, Awang Abdul Rahman, Awang Hashim, and Awang Husein, and a daughter, Dayang Jijah.[1]: 373 [2] : 13 During his time in Mecca, he married Sharifah Azizah and had a daughter, Tuan Aishah.[1]: 371 [2]: 11 Latif then returned to Brunei and died there, and was buried at Kampong Bukit Panggal.[1]: 374 [2]: 13
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Abdullah, Rose (2019). Prosiding Seminar Majlis Ilmu 2019: Manuskrip Islam Mercu Tanda Ketamadunan Umat (in Malay). Urusetia Seminar Majlis Ilmu 2019. ISBN 978-99917-86-39-1.
- ^ a b c d Ahmad, Mohammad Husain (2019). Menelusuri Sejarah Wakaf dan Sumbangan Sultan Muhammad Tajuddin: Kajian Manuskrip Wakaf Koleksi Pusat Sejarah (in Malay). Majlis Ilmu.
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