Hadhrami ‘ulama’ within the Malay-johor activism: the role of Sayyid ‘Alwi Bin Tahir Al-haddad (1934-1961)

• Main Authors: Fauzi, N., Yusuf, A., Ladjal, T., Nor, M.R.M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IDOSI Publications 2013
• Subjects: BL Religion; BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/9578/1/00002707_102504.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/9578/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Sayyid ‘Alw Bin Tahir al-Haddad was one of the most prominent overseas Hadhrami in the late nineteenth century. He became the leading ‘ulama’ among the Hadhrami in that era due to his renowned intellectuality in many places in the Islamic world such as South Africa, Singapore, Indonesia and in Malay...