![]() He went on pilgrimage to Mecca in 1828 when he was 19 years old. Raji Ali Haji soon relocated to Penyengat as an infant, where he grew up and received his education. His mother, Encik Hamidah binti Malik was a cousin of her father and also of Bugis descent. Fisabilillah was a scion of the royal house of Riau, who were descended from Bugis warriors who came to the region in the 18th century. He was the grandson of Raja Ali Haji Fisabilillah (the brother of Raja Lumu, the first Sultan of Selangor). Raja Ali Haji was born in Selangor (although some sources stated that he was born in Penyengat) in 1808 or 1809, and was the son of Raja Ahmad, who was titled Engku Haji Tua after accomplishing the pilgrimage to Mecca. Haji has been described as one of the most important Malay writers of the 19th century. He was elevated to the status of National Hero of Indonesia in 2004. Raja Ali Haji bin Raja Haji Ahmad (1808/9–1869/75) was a 19th-century Bugis- Malay historian, poet and scholar who wrote Tuhfal al-Nafis. ![]() ![]() ![]() Penyengat Island, Riau Islands, Riau-Lingga Sultanate ![]()
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