Tok Ku Paloh "Al Idrus"

Tok Ku Paloh was a very well known 'alim of Trengganu, his name is Sayyid Abdul Rahman al-Idrus, and his grave is well-kept in Kampong Paloh, situated not far from his masjid. The title'Tok Ku' was given to him and his forefathers and decendants in Trengganu signified the high respect from the society for this blessed family, 'Tok Ku' ia abbrevition of 'Datuk Tengku', the title usuallyreserved for the royalties. And actually, in the recent past history of the Trengganu Sultanate, the leading 'alim from this family would coronate the new sultan for the state, and the members of this family was considered as having the same status or almost equal to the sultan's family itself, and some of them are until married to each other.

They practice naqshabandiyyah tariqah, some of them such as Tok Ku Pulau Embun and Tok Ku Paloh himself wrote a number of books in malay and arabic, especially on tasauf matter.

Tuan Guru Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong was a 'murid' to Tok Ku Paloh, he initiated a revolt against the British ruling on the land-tax imposed the people of Trengganu, he was, therefore was imprisoned for several times, and finally was exile by the British to Makkah, he died in Makkah. May Allah benefited us from their knowledge and amal.

This short but important writing was done by Ust Zaidi Hassan. I recieved from one of the egroups. I found it very interesting to share with you. If you find any other articles on Tokku Palo, pls email me. thanks