The story of Pulau Penyengat and Syed Shaykh al-Hady

Mohd Noor Merican, Ahmad Murad (2025) The story of Pulau Penyengat and Syed Shaykh al-Hady. Apakhabartv, March Issue (3). p. 1.

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Abstract

On February 14, 2025, we landed at Pulau Penyengat. The day before, arriving at the jetty in Tanjungpinang, the island of Bintan from Johor Baru after a four-hour ferry ride, I gazed at the island, some six kilometres away. Pulau Penyengat is a tiny island – some two kilometres long and abour 3/4 kilometres across at its widest point. Anyone interested in modern Malay society and Malay print culture must visit Pulau Penyengat. It is the site in consuming a phase in Malay Enlightenment. We reached there by perahu pompong within 15 minutes – the outboard motor boats ferrying passengers to and from Tanjungpinang. From the jetty at Pulau Bintan, we can see a bright yellow- green structure – the Masjid Raya Sultan Riau (Grand Mosque of the Sultan of Riau) built in 1844. It is quite a landmark. At the jetty, we were greeted by local historian, Raja Malik bin Raja Hamzah, a sixth generation descendant of Raja Haji Fisabilillah.

Item Type:	Article (Magazine)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	History, Riau, Kinship.
Subjects:	A General Works > AZ History of Scholarship The Humanities B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP1 Islam > BP87 Islamic Literature. Islamic authors
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)
Depositing User:	PROF. DR. AHMAD MURAD MOHD NOOR MERICAN
Date Deposited:	11 Feb 2026 22:32
Last Modified:	12 Feb 2026 12:13
Queue Number:	2026-02-Q2102
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/127378

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