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Religious Outreach to Africa

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Having travelled to the Middle East for more than 20 years, Sheikh Yusuf spread the message of Islam in Banten and other countries. The location of his tomb is still subject to debate.

Sheikh Yusuf al-Makassary./illustration: Imam Yunni. tempo : 173246391643.

CROSSING the ocean from the port of Somba Opu, Gowa, South Sulawesi, Muhammad Yusuf bin Abdullah Abu al-Mahasin al-Taj al-Khalwati al-Makassary, or more commonly known as Sheikh Yusuf al-Makassary, set foot in Banten in 1644. Yusuf, who was 18 years old at the time, wished to travel to the Middle East in pursuit of knowledge about Islam. “The desire was inseparable from the role of his religious teacher,” said Ahmad Sewang,

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