Abdullah b. Abdul Kadir Munsyi - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Abdullah b. Abdul Kadir Munsyi - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Proudfoot, Ian

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1059624
Doc. NO	:	ALei21
Main Entry	:	Proudfoot, Ian
Title & Author	:	Abdullah b. Abdul Kadir Munsyi - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Proudfoot, Ian
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(471 words)
Abstract	:	Abdullah b. Abdul Kadir Munsyi (1797–1854), considered the first modern Malay author, wrote on contemporary topics for the print medium. Born in Melaka of mixed Arab-Tamil and Malay ancestry, he died on pilgrimage, shortly after setting foot in Mecca. His native languages were Tamil and Malay, and he learnt Arabic, Hindi, and later English. Trained as a notary, he worked briefly as a clerk for Thomas S. Raffles at the time of the founding of Singapore and was an informant of Thomas J. Newbold. He was “Munsyi” (“language
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei21.pdf