Malik ul Salih
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Malik ul Salih established the first Muslim state of Samudera Pasai in the year 1267. His original name was Mara Silu, Merah Silu, Muerah Silu and Malikul-saleh, it was said he saw an ant as big as a cat, he caught it and ate it. He named the place Samudera, meaning ocean in Sanskrit (samudra). King Mara Silu later converted to Islam, given an Ayyubid name of Malik Al-Salih. He married neighbour Perlak (Peureulak
) Kingdom's daughter and had two sons. According to Hikayat Raja-raja Pasai
, he met Muhammad
in dream thus accepts conversion of Islam. Another source claimed a prince Malik from Aceh sailed across the sea to Beruas (Gangga Negara
) and established a sultanate there.
) or Southeast Asian Trade." It appears a colony of foreign Muslims on the west coast of Sumatra by 674 CE, other Muslim settlements began to appear after 878 CE when Islam increasingly took firm root amongst the people.
Peureulak
Together with Samudera-Pasai, Perlak or Peureulak are earliest port towns converted to Islam, it is believed as early as 9th century. The location of Pasai and Peureulak is at Indonesia's Sumatra, Aceh province, Lhokseumawe or Lokhseumawe....
) Kingdom's daughter and had two sons. According to Hikayat Raja-raja Pasai
Hikayat Raja-raja Pasai
Hikayat Raja-raja Pasai is perhaps the earliest work in Malay on the first Malay-Islamic kingdom of Samudera-Pasai. In the Hikayat, Merah Silu met Muhammad in his dream and accepted conversion to Islam. The Hikayat book is believed to be a creation of 14th century, according to Dr...
, he met Muhammad
Muhammad
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in dream thus accepts conversion of Islam. Another source claimed a prince Malik from Aceh sailed across the sea to Beruas (Gangga Negara
Gangga Negara
Gangga Negara is believed to be a lost semi-legendary Hindu kingdom mentioned in the Malay Annals that covered present day Beruas, Dinding and Manjung in the state of Perak, Malaysia with Raja Gangga Shah Johan as one of its kings...
) and established a sultanate there.
Islam's arrival
According to Islamic Council of Victoria ICV, historians argue "that by the beginning of the ninth century Arab merchants and sailors, (and other Muslims) had begun to dominate Nanhai (GuangzhouGuangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
) or Southeast Asian Trade." It appears a colony of foreign Muslims on the west coast of Sumatra by 674 CE, other Muslim settlements began to appear after 878 CE when Islam increasingly took firm root amongst the people.
External links
- Aceh heritage and places
- The Travels Of Marco Polo
- http://www.themodernreligion.com/basic/islam_Chronology_P1.htm
- http://www.icv.org.au/history2.shtml