Friday 12 April 2013

Tuan Guru Haji Khalil bin Haji Hussein 1886-1960 (1) Biodata


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MUFTI PERTAMA MELAKA
The first Mufti of Melaka

BIOGRAPHY
Tuan Guru Haji Khalil bin Haji Hussein

Tuan Guru Haji Khalil bin Haji Hussein 1886-1960 (74 tahun)
Mufti Pertama Melaka 1926-1960 (34 tahun)

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BIOGRAPHY
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INTRODUCTION

Full name: Tuan Guru Haji Khalil bin Haji Hussein bin Wahid
Call name: Mufti Haji Khalil
Birthplace: Kampung Hulu (Kampung Melayu), Bandar Melaka, Melaka
Born: 1886 (1332 Hijrah)

Education: 1899-1911 Masjidil Haram, Makkah in Saudi Arabia (12 years)
Occupation: First Mufti of Negeri Melaka in 1926
Term served as Mufti (tempoh berkhidmat sebagai Mufti): 1926-1960 (34 years)
Residence: Mosque Road, Kg Hulu, Malacca

Deceased: Friday, 10 June 1960 (1379 Hijrah), aged 74 years
Burial place: Tanah Perkuburan Islam, St John's Hill, Melaka

Parents
Father's full name: Haji Hussein bin Wahid
Father's call name: __
Mother's full name: Halimah bt Sulaiman
Mother's call name: Che Tom/ Che Tom bt Sulaiman

Sibs: __
  1. Haji Khalil bin Haji Hussein (born 1886-1960)
  2. adik
  3. adik 

Tuan Guru Haji Khalil was born in Kg Hulu in 1886 to Malay parents, Haji Hussein bin Wahid and Halimah bt Sulaiman @ Che Tom. He was brought up at home till age 12 years. From young, he was adequately prepared for further upbringing, development and Islamic education under the tutelage of Malay educationists in Makkah.

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OVERSEAS STUDIES
LIFE IN MAKKAH 1899-1911
(12 years)
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In 1899, at age 13 years, Khalil's father ( Haji Hussein) brought Khalil and his 2 sibs to Makkah to learn Religious Studies (Ilmu Agama). He studied by kaedah halaqah under the tutelage of ulama at Masjidil Haram for 12 years (1899-1911).

At the time, there were many ulama from Alam Melayu who held halaqahs at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. They included:
  1. Syeikh Abdullah Fahim, 
  2. Syeikh Ahmad bin Muhammad Yunus Lingga, 
  3. Syeikh Abdullah bin Qasim as-Sanquri (ulama yang berasal dari dunia Melayu yang menjadi ketua qiraat tujuh di Hijaz pada zaman itu), 
  4. Syeikh Muhammad Nur al-Fathani (tokoh falak) dan 
  5. Syeikh Muhammad Mukhtar bin Atharid Bogor.

One of Khalil's main tutor was Syeikh Umar bin Abdur Rasyid as-Sumbawi. He was from Sembawa in South Sumatra, Indonesia. Sembawa is an agricultural region with a majority (70%) workforce of farmers and animal breeders.

It was storied that Tuan Guru Haji Khalil then taught ulama Alam Melayu for 12 years in Makkah (1899-1911). He lived approximately 12 years in Makkah (1899-1911). To support himself in Makkah, Haji Khalil helped to carry zamzam water for wages.

Tuan Guru Haji Khalil returned to Malacca in 1911 when he was 25 years old.

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LIFE IN MALACCA 1911-1960
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Haji Khalil returned to Kg Hulu, Melaka, Tanah Melayu in 1911, aged 25 years. He worked and married in Malacca.
Tuan Haji Zakaria said he does not know of any account that his father went to Makkah with Hj Md Sharif bin Ismail (my datuk moyang). According to him, his grandfather (Hj Hussein brought Haji Khalil and his 2 younger sibs to Makkah and his 2 sibs returned to Malacca with their father. Hj Khalil stayed behind for 12 years (1899-1911) before returning to Malacca.

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UNIONS & FAMILIES
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According to his son, Tuan Haji Zakaria, his father Tuan Guru Haji Khalil married 2 wives and had 13 children. The elder wife had 8 children and the younger wife had 5 children. His dates of marriages are unknown at the time of this writing.

His first marriage could be circa 1911/1912, when he was about 25/26.
His eldest child was born after 1911/1912/1913.
His daughters were in their 40s (the eldest was about 47 years old) when he passed away in July 1960. They were in their late 40s when Che Mahani (later Hjh Mahani) married in 1970.

First wife's family:

Wife's full name: __
Wife's call name: __
Occupation: __

Children: 8 (not in order)
  1. Salmah sister __ ... married to Haji Abdul Majid bin Haji Hussein. He was famous for Majid Sate in Kg Baru, KL. They had 2 sons - Datuk Haji Mohd Salleh Majid and Abdul Aziz Majid. Datuk Haji Mohd Salleh Majid was Mines Engineer. He had 2 sons, Harris and __. Abdul Aziz bin Haji Abdul Majid (1935-2001) was popularly known as Zain Azman, Malaysia's jazz singer for 45 years. He succumbed to brain cancer. He left behind a wife, Junaidah Abdullah (born 1946) and 2 sons.
  2. Che Mahani bt Haji Khalil (later Hjh Mahani)... was already 10 years orphaned when she married to HABHAL as his second wife on 12 April 1970. Her father died in June 1960. They married at Kg Hulu. They had no children. She became Hajah Mahani bt Haji Khalil. Hajah Mahani was Zariyah's aunt. Hajah Mahani was referred to as Ende by Zariyah bt Hj Daud. Her father Hj Daud bin Ali passed away circa 1963 when Zariyah was 6 years old - before she entered Standard 1. Zariyah was looked after by her grandmother in Kg Hulu.
  3. Hjh Mariam
  4. girl 
  5. girl
  6. girl
  7. girl
  8. girl

Second wife's family:

Haji Khalil then married Che Zainab bt Bilal Jazan, the daughter of bilal Jazan of Masjid Kg Hulu. In his second marriage, they were blessed with 5 children.

Father-in-law (Fil)
Fil's full name: Jazan bin __
Fil's call name: Bilal Jazan
Fil's occupation: Bilal Masjid Kg Hulu

Wife's full name: Che Zainab bt Bilal Jazan
Wife's call name: __
Occupation: __

Children: 5

  1. eldest son
  2. girl
  3. girl
  4. girl

  5. youngest son ... Tuan Haji Zakaria bin Hj Khalil - he was with Abu Seman bin Awang Besar (Pak Abu) at MTC in Johor.
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GOVERNMENT SERVICE 1918 - 1960
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The Governor of Malacca of the Malacca Government at the time acknowledged his wide Islamic knowledge and appointed him as Kadi on 19 February 1918. He was 33 years old. Some of his daughters were already born at the time when he became Kadi.

He worked for a year as a Malacca Government appointed Kadi, and quit his job on 14 November 1919. He was 34 years old.

Four years later, in 1923, he was appointed as Imam Masjid Kampung Hulu. He was 38 years old.

Three years later, in 1926, Tuan Guru Haji Khalil was appointed as the First Mufti of Melaka. He was 41 years old.

He was the founder of the Muslim school, Sekolah Agama Masjid Kampung Hulu, which was renamed Madrasah Al-Aliyah.

He had wide experience and knowledge which was desirous for his community, both on religious matters and social management. He helped to solve the problem for building Masjid Kampung Tehel, Jasin in 1925.

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MERDEKA 
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Malaya attained Merdeka and became the Federation of Malaya (FoM).

Tuan Haji Khalil was the man who held up the Merdeka Charter that was read in Malacca by Tunku Abdul Rahman when he proclaimed Merdeka at Padang Banda Hilir, Malacca.on 20 February 1956.

1956 - Perisytiharan Hari Kemerdekaan dibuat oleh Tunku Abdul Rahman, Perdana Menteri Malaya yang pertama di Padang Banda Hilir (Padang Pahlawan), Melaka pada 20 Februari. Dalam tahun yang sama, Melaka menjadi sebahagian daripada Persekutuan Tanah Melayu sebagai negara merdeka. 
Tambah: Tuan Haji Khalil bin Haji Husin, Mufti Pertama Melaka, memegang skrol kemerdekaan untuk dibaca (diistihar Merdeka) oleh Tunku Abdul Rahman.
1957 - Persekutuan Tanah Melayu mencapai kemerdekaan pada 31 Ogos. Komisioner Residen British, H.G. Hammet menyerahkan dokumen kemerdekaan kepada gabenor tempatan yang pertama.
Sumber:

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MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM MELAKA
(MAIK)
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Majlis Agama Islam Melaka was established in 1960, and Tuan Guru Haji Khalil was appointed as the First Mufti Melaka in April 1960. He was nearing 75 years old.

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DEMISE
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Two months following that appointment, Tuan Guru Haji Khalil passed away.
http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/
Malacca Mufti dies, aged 75 The Straits Times, 11 June 1960, Page 9
Malacca Mufti dies, aged 75 
Malacca, Fri-The Mufti of Malacca, Haji Khalil bin Haji Hussein, died at his home in Mosque Road here this morning. He was 75. The Governor of Malacca, Dato Haji Abdul Malek, was among the large crowd who attended the funeral this evening.

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June 1960 calendar
Friday, 10 June 1960 - Mufti Tuan Haji Khalil died on 10 June 1960
Saturday, 11 June 1960
Sunday, 12 June 1960
Monday, 13 June 1960
MUFTI MELAKA MENINGGAL
MUFTI MELAKA MENINGGAL
MELAKA. Ahad. -
Mufti Melaka, Tuan Haji Khalil bin Haji Hussein, telah meninggal dunia di rumahnya di Mosque Road di sini pada pagi Juma'at. Beliau berumur 75 tahun.
Allahyarham Tuan Haji Khalil telah mengidap sakit beberapa lama.
Gabnor Melaka, Dato Haji Abdul Malek bin Yusof adalah di antara orang ramai yang turut melawat.
Tuan Haji Khalil telah dikebumikan di tanah perkuburan Islam di St. John's Hill di sini.
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LEGACY
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Tuan Guru Haji Khalil sebagai tokoh ulama yang begitu terkenal di seluruh negeri Melaka. Beliau dikenali masyarakat sebagai seorang yang warak, luas ilmunya dan tegas mengenai hukum-hukum agama. 
Sepanjang hayatnya, beliau dihormati oleh segenap lapisan masyarakat termasuklah pemerintah British pada ketika itu. Atas jasanya yang begitu besar maka namanya telah diabadikan pada sebatang jalan di Bandaraya Melaka dengan nama Jalan Mufti Haji Khalil. Di jalan tersebut terdapat bangunan utama kerajaan, antaranya Hospital Melaka.
Sources:
http://www.al-azim.com/jmm/maklumat_berkaitan/sejarah.htmhttp://akubukanyangterbaik.blogspot.my/2009/11/biodata-mufti-negeri-melaka-yang.htmlhttp://www.yadim.com.my/v2/?p=62https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sembawa,_Banyuasin 
ABUL HANZALAH
Sumber daripada ummatanwasatan.net

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HAJJ 1896
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TRIO'S HAJJ IN 1896 AND MINANGKABAU GRAND HOUSE DESIGN 1897

From my brother (arwah Abang Mohd Sharif bin Abdul Rashid):
Tok Haji Mohd Sharif, Tok Haji Mohd Noordin and Tuan Guru Haji Khalil went to Makkah to perform the Hajj together and they returned late in 1896, after which the trio decided to each build a similar and typical style of Malay Minangkabau house, ie in 1987 or thereafter.

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MINANGKABAU HOUSE DESIGN 1897
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Haji Mohd Sharif made Rumah 262-T Banda Hilir. Haji Mohd Noordin made Rumah 302 Banda Hilir. Tuan Guru Haji Khalil made his house at Kg Hulu, but it was demolished as it was dilapidated. It should be the same design as the other 2 houses (262 was demolished circa 2007).
From Abang Sharif:
Tuan Guru Haji Khalil was a friend of Haji Mohd Sharif bin Ismail (Walid's father, Bapak's grandfather). Tuan Guru Haji Khalil, Haji Mohd Sharif and Haji Noordin made the same house like Rumah 262 Banda Hilir.
Tok Moyang Haji Mohd Sharif built his big Minangkabau house in Banda Hilir at 262-T Banda Hilir (the house I lived in after I was born).
Tok Moyang Haji Mohd Noordin built his big Minangkabau house at 302 Ujong Pasir. The house at Ujong Pasir was later dismantled and moved to Duyong. Mahadhir Mohamad (cicit Hj Noordin has details).
Bapak said Tok Moyang Haji Mohd Noordin built his house at Ujong Pasir. It was a big black house.

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DAUGHTER'S MARRIAGE
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HABHAL visited Banda Hilir in 1963/64 when we lived at 262-T Banda Hilir, before I went to school in Alor Star, Kedah in 1965. He wore a white suit, tie, red fez and white pointed shoes. He was tall and of fair complexion like a Turkish man. He came alone without Nenek Amnah. He came inside Mak Sarah's house where we (all my cousins and I) were seated in the living-room. I saw him bend low to salam people who had gathered in the house. He was very gracious.

Che Mahani was also HABHAL's relative. They married in 1970 as HABHAL's second wife. They have no children. She was probably born circa 1930 (same age as my parents).

Haji Khalil's daughter is Che Mahani bt Haji Khalil. Her marriage to HABHAL appeared in the newspaper on 12 April 1970.

HABHAL married Che Mahani bt Haji Khalil as his second wife, after his first wife Nenek Amnah passed away in Singapore in the late 1960s. She later became Hjh Mahani.

HABHAL married Che Mahani bt Haji Khalil at Kg Hulu on 12 April 1970. We were living in Kelantan at the time. I was in Standard 6 at Zainab Primary School in Telipot. Tuan Haji Zakaria wrote he still remembered his elder sister's wedding.

Che Mahani bt Hj Khalil
when she married to HABHAL in 1970.
News pic.

http://262bandahilir.blogspot.my/2016/03/habhals-second-marriage.html


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KG HULU, MELAKA
ZARIYAH bt HJ DAUD
MAHANI WAS ENDE
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Zariyah bt Hj Daud was my classmate at Malacca Girls' High School (MGHS), Durian Daun in Malacca in 1972 and 1973. She knows Hajjah Mahani and her family.

From Zariyah bt Hj Daud:
Haji Khalil was the first Mufti of Melaka. Hajjah Mahani bt Haji Khalil was Zariyah's aunt. Zariyah addressed her as Ende. She said there were 4 sisters.

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TUAN GURU HAJI KHALIL'S CHILDREN
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Hajjah Mahani has 4 sibs/sisters (not in any order):
  1. Eldest boy?
  2. Hjh Mahani
  3. Hjh Mariam
  4. Youngest sister?
  5. Tuan Haji Zakaria (only brother) - Pak Abu knows this youngest brother

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MAJID SATE
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Mahani's elder sister married and lived in Kg Baru, Kuala Lumpur. They were famous for Majid Satay. Their son Abdul Aziz bin Majid was born in 1935. He was more popularly known as Zain Azman, a popular Malay jazz singer in the 1960s and 1970s. Zain studied abroad in the UK, sponsored by his own father, after failing to secure a Government scholarship. He attended the Brighton Technical College in 1956. He returned to Malaysia and was involved with Radio dan Televishen Malaysia (RTM) where he hosted the Zain Azman Show. After a long career (45 years) in singing, Zain Azman succumbed to brain cancer in 2001, aged 66 years. He died at Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) on 18 January 2001. He is interred at Tanah Perkuburan Islam Jalan Ampang on Friday after Solat Jumaat. He leaves behind a wife, Junaidah Abdullah (55), and 2 children.

http://mp3world.online/artist/zain%20azman.html
https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zain_Azman
http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/Utusan_Malaysia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skU_iteF3cY


From Fauziah Samad
http://www.dapurkakjee.com/2011/03/152-satay-dan-kuah-satay.html

Majid Sate, Kg Baru
Majid Sate berasal dari Alor Gajah, Melaka. Mula meniaga sate lewat 40-an dengan membawa kandar dari Melaka hingga ke Port Dickson. Lepas itu beliau berhijrah ke Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur. Di situlah dia melebarkan sayapnya.
Majis Sate cukup famous di Kuala Lumpur. Tanya sahaja mereka yang pernah menikmati sate yang dihasilkan oleh Majid Sate di Campbell Road dulu (sekarang Wilayah complex). Baik yang Cina, Melayu, India dan lain2. Semua akan kata, sate Majid tiada tandingannya dengan sate yang dihasilkan peniaga lain. 
Tetapi ramai juga tidak tahu bahawa arwah Majid juga antara usahawan Melayu pertama di Malaysia (Malaya ketika itu), yang menghantar anaknya belajar ke luar negara dengan perbelanjaan sendiri. 
Kjee ingat lagi arwah Bonda bercerita, datuk begitu kecewa apabila memohon biasiswa persekutuan untuk menghantar anak sulongnya Mohd Salleh belajar di London. Permohonannya telah ditolak kerana kononnya mana mungkin anak seorang penjual sate boleh berjaya belajar di luar negara! 
Dek kerana kecewa dengan penghinaan yang dilemparkan, datuk pun mengeluarkan belanja sendiri untuk menghantar anaknya belajar Mine Engineering di United Kingdom. Pak Long kembali beberapa tahun kemduian dengan segulung ijazah dalam bidang Engineering! 
Jawatan terakhir arwah Pak Long Kjee, Datuk Mohd Salleh Majid ialah sebagai Chief Inspector of Mines Malaysia! Kini beliau sudahpun arwah. 
Atuk pernah beritahu Kjee, untuk berjaya sebagai usahawan dalam negara yang mempunyai masyarakat majmuk, seseorang itu kena berkawan baik dengan semua orang tak kira bangsa mahupun keturunan. Arwah boleh bertutur dalam pelbagai bahasa tempatan. Seingat Kjee dia turut boleh bertutur beberapa dialek Cina 
Dan kalau dia pergi ke pasar Chow Kit, tak heranlah kalau sekejap dia berbahasa Hokkien, sekejap Kantonis, sekejap cakap India dengan penjual kacang putih dan sekejap lagi vakap bahasa Benggali dengan penjual roti berbangsa Sikh. 
Walaupun cita2nya untuk membuka restoran di London tidak kesampaian, namun dia hanya hidup untuk melihat Restoran Majid Satay House di Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur lewat 60-an dulu. 
Setelah pemergiannya, anak2nya Harris dan Rahman (kini keduanya2 arwah) dan anak bongsunya Norhayati, telah membuka rangkaian restoran Sate Anika, bermula di Bukit Bintang Plaza. Kini, rangkaian Restoran Sate Anika sudah tidak wujud lagi. 
Kalau ada nak cuba resipi original Majid Satay, sila klik sini. 
Al fatihah buat HAJI ABDUL MAJID HUSSEIN.

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Satay Anika official opening tomorrow
The Business Times, 18 January 1984, Page 2

http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/biztimes19840118

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SUMMARY
  1. Tuan Guru Haji Khalil bin Haji Hussein was the First Mufti of Melaka. His daughter Hjh Mahani bt Hj Khalil married to HABHAL on 12 April 1970 as his second wife after Nenek Amnah passed away in Singapore.
  2. An elder sister to Mahani married to Haji Abdul Majid bin Hussein of Alor Gajah, Melaka. He was famous for Majid Sate in Kg Baru. He sold sate at Campbell shopping centre. He supported both his sons' studies overseas in the UK. His son Datuk Mohd Salleh Majid was the Chief Inspector of Mines Malaysia. His son Abdul Aziz Majid was a jazz singer and was popularly known by his stage name, Zain Azman. Both sons are deceased.
  3. Zainab bt Mohd Amin @ Bik Jenab/Nenek Jenab returned from Singapore to live in Kg Baru at the time, after her husband Nasir passed away in 1948. Nenek Jenab's elder son, Mohd Shapri bin Nasir had worked under Datuk Mohd Salleh Majid in KL. Mohd Shapri was better known as Hamid or Pak Hamid in Kg Baru, KL. He remembered Datuk Mohd Salleh Majid, his boss.
  4. Tuan Haji Zakaria bin Hj Hussein is the son the the first Mufti Melaka. He was Pak Abu Seman's classmate at MTC. They are good friends till today. He is a retired headmaster and is now Imam Masjid where my classmate Fatimah and her mother go to pray in Melaka.
  5. Most of Tuan Guru Haji Khalil's children have passed away and only 4 remain today; three are living in Malacca and one is residing in Bangi, Selangor.

3 comments:

  1. Assalamualaikum. saya ni cucu kepada Hj. Khalil. dan mak saya bernama Mariam Bt Hj Khalil, adik kepada Che Mahani.

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  2. Wa'alaikumussalam. TQ untuk menulis komen. TQ untuk memberi maklumat mengenai ibu dan diri anda. Saya cicit Hj Md Sharif. Anda boleh WA saya di 012-963-2218 atau emel faridahar@gmail.com.

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