Tok Syeikh Duyong
Tok Syeikh Duyong or Syeikh Wan Abdullah bin Wan Muhammad Amin, mothered by Wan Aminah, was born in Cabang Tiga, Patani, now part of southern Thailand, in 1802, migrated to Terengganu and died on Pulau Duyong at 4 p.m. on Thursday, February 24, 1889. He was a famous and respected scholar, both by the palace and the people of the state of Terengganu.
He studied religion under Syeikh Abdul Qadir Bukit Bayas, Syeikh Daud alFatani, and in Mecca, while his students include Sultan Omar and Sultan Zainal Abidin III of Terengganu. He translated Minhaj atTalibin by Imam anNawawi and alUmm by Imam ashShafei, from Arabic to Malay.
