Tuan Guru: An exploration of the Imam through new narratives
By Yaseen Kippie Historians have long been trying to join fragmented accounts of Cape Malay history, but newer narratives are coming to the forefront. One of these fascinating stories is that of religious scholar Imam Abdallah ibn Qadi Abdus Salam. Also known as Tuan Guru, the scholar was exiled to Cape Town in the 18th century, as a result of the Dutch East Indian Company's frustration at Sultan Jalaluddin of […]
