262 Banda Hilir: Keturunan Nakhoda Kecil Ismail

Tuesday, 13 December 2016

Keturunan Nakhoda Kecil Ismail

Maulidur Rasul 12 December 2016

updated 10 Dec 2021

Tonight is a great night. I found my father's documents tonight - his certificates, photos, photo album, birth certificate, death certificate, booklets, cards etc. They were in my house all the time. I had a look at them long ago, but forgot about them, except the photos.

I found everything tonight except some sheets about his family tree, which I prepared before. I remember the details but I have misplaced those papers.

Tonight I found out my ancestors on my father's side. Tonight I found his Pagaruyung family tree, but all in tulisan Jawi, which I cannot read (it is in very small print). It is the same family tree that Tok Kalthom showed me at her home in Batu Uban, Penang.

1802 Masjid Kapitan Keling
1806 Masjid Melayu Aceh
Abu Seman b Awang Besar (Pak Abu on Facebook)
Alijah bt Mohd Sharif
Hjh Mahani bt Hj Khalil
Keturunan Nakhoda Kecil Ismail
Keturunan Ismail Jailani
Salma bt Hj Khalil
Tuan Haji Zakaria bin Hj Khalil

**Most of the Yamany families are from Penang. Other Arabs include Aljunid, Alhabshi, Alatas, etc. They are close families by marriage. The Arab families are the same as the Silk family. Silk family? Minority should know each other.**

Part 1
Location: Jelutong, Penang

Shaik Mohamad bin Salem Alyamani (otherwise known as Shaik Mohamad Al-Yamani) was from Yemen (Yaman). He married Siti Hawa bt Ismail Jailani.

Siti Hawa Jailani (Hawa Jelani)

Siti Hawa bt Ismail Jailani had 8 children:

Siti Fatimah bt Shaik Mohamad (@Pahmah)
Shaik Omar bin Shaik Mohamad
Siti Zubaidah bt Shaik Mohamad (kahwin Raineers, Indonesian)
Shaik Abdul Aziz bin Shaik Mohamad (@Ami Aziz Alyamani)
Siti Kechik (nama sebenar tidak diketahui)
Siti Mariam bt Shaik Mohamad
Ismail bin Shaik Mohamad (Ami Ismail Alyamani)
Siti Hajar bt Shaik Mohamad (tak kahwin)

#1 Siti Hawa's eldest daughter is Siti Fatimah bt Shaik Mohamad Alyamani, who was known only as Pahmah on her son's birth certificate (Mohamed Usof, born 11 February 1896). Bapak described Pahmah as "putih macam Cina," which points to her and her mother, Siti Hawa, were Chinese descendants. Shaik Mohamad Alyamani probably had dark complexion since his sons (my uncles), my father, his father and my father's grandfather all had dark complexions.

Pahmah's mother, Siti Hawa, must have been a fair lady too - maybe of a Sumatran/Kedah Malay father and a Chinese mother.

Siti Hawa's Malay father could be from Pagaruyung in West Sumatra. He could be Nakhoda Ismail's descendant.

Siti Hawa's Chinese mother could be from Penang island, Kedah on mainland Malaya or from China. She could have been born from the Chinese who came in the wooden trading junks to Jelutong beach on Penang Island. I saw a gigantic junk wreck on the beach in front of Ami Aziz's house in the 1960s. I can still remember the wreck.

#2 Shaik Omar bin Shaik Mohamad Alyamani had 2 wives:

1. Habsah

2. second wife (Songkok Tinggi forgot her name)

His children and grandchildren stay all over in Malaysia, and are close to Hj Zainal Abidin bin Ismail Alyamany @Songkok Tinggi.

#3 Siti Zubaidah bt Shaik Mohamad Alyamani was the prettiest. She was beautiful. She married to Raineers, an Indonesian who had a horse farm (ladang kuda). Ami Zainal Abidin bin Ismail Alyamany @Songkok Tinggi doesn't know where she is in Indonesia; she's probably in Medan.

#4 Shaik Abdul Aziz bin Shaik Mohamad Alyamani was known as Ami Aziz Alyamani to my father. He married 2 wives:

1. Siti Rahmah bt Abdul Rashid Makawi

2. Aishah bt Abdullah

I met both his wives when I was a small girl and till I was a teenager in 1960s-1970s.

Ami Aziz Alyamani, post-war car garage owner in Penang.

First wife: Siti Rahmah bt Abdul Rashid Makawi (better known as Nek Rahmah; was from Batu Uban, Penang). She lived in a small wooden house by the sea (then) in Jelutong Timur ... I met her in Jelutong when I was a small girl. She made delicious soft white powdery putu kacang for Hari Raya Aidilfitri. We visited her and Ami Aziz every Raya.
Second wife: Siti Aishah bt Abdullah (better known as Nek Jepun) lived in a colonial brick shophouse behind Masjid Jalan Hutton (Hutton Lane) in George Town, Penang. I met her at the shophouse (home) with a big tree beside the house in the 1960s. The big tree had buttress roots (akar besar-besar).

Ami Aziz Alyamani had 4 children with Siti Rahmah bt Abdul Rashid Makawi (Amati Rahmah/Jiddah Rahmah/Nek Rahmah):
1. Fatimah bt Abdul Aziz Alyamani (Fatma Alyamani, deceased)
2. Abdul Latiff bin Abdul Aziz Alyamani (Ami Latiff Alyamani, Kulim; b.1941)
3. Zakaria bin Abdul Aziz Alyamani (d.2020)
4. Abdul Rashid bin Abdul Aziz Alyamani (b.1940-d.2021). Died aged 71.

#1. Ami Aziz's daughter, Fatimah Alyamani, married an Alhabshi man. So her waris became Alhabshi. Only the males retained Alyamany in their names.

#2. Abdul Latiff Alyamani married Zaiton bt Hassan, also from Jelutong. Zaiton had helped to look after Nya Intan at PPUM hospital and she escorted jenazah Nya Intan back to Shah Alam. Nya Intan is the mother of Hj Zainal Abidin bin Ismail Alyamani @Songkok Tinggi.

#3. Zakaria died in 2020.

#4. Abdul Rashid continued to live in Ami Aziz's house (little house by the sea) till he died in 2021. He was a handsome bachelor.

#5 Siti Kechik, her real name is forgotten (Songkok Tinggi tak ingat). One of her daughters, Azizah, still stays in Jelutong.

#6 Siti Mariam bt Shaik Mohamad married a blind husband. Her son is Shekh Ahmad Bajunid. Her granddaughter is Dato Siti Aishah bte Shekh Ahmad Bajunid, who stays in Subang Jaya. She is President of MAA (Malaysian Automobile Association).

#7 Shaik Ismail bin Mohamad Alyamani was known as Ami Ismail Alyamani. He was a jeweller at Buckingham Street in George Town, Penang. He was also the caretaker (siak) at Masjid Kapitan Keling. He married 2 wives:

Maimunah bt Zainal Abidin Alyamani (Nya Intan from Bandar Hilir, Melaka)*
Zaiton bt Hanifah (Bukit Mertajam)

*Maimunah bt Zainal Abidin Alyamani (Nya Intan) is anak Tok Zainal Abidin of Klang and Nek Klang. They were both initially from Banda Hilir, Melaka. They went to live in Klang because Tok Zainal Abidin worked as Headmaster of ACS Klang.

Ami Ismail bin Mohamad Alyamani, jeweller in Penang and caretaker (siak) of Masjid Kapitan Keling.

Ismail bin Mohamad Alyamani passed away on a Friday in December 1963, when his (only child) son Zainal Abidin was 12 years old (b.1951). His widow and son lived with Zainah bt Kiai Mohamad (Nek Klang) and Ami Arshad and family in Klang. His son visited him during school holidays.

Nek Klang

Nya Intan

Nya Elok (adopted)

Hj Zainal Abidin bin Ismail Alyamani @Songkok Tinggi

*Datuk moyang, Tok Zainal Abidin bin Ismail Alyamani (Tok Zainal/Zenal) was the youngest of 3 brothers:

Haji Mohd Sharif bin ISMAIL Alyamani (Banda Hilir),
Haji Mohd Noordin bin ISMAIL Alyamani (Ujong Pasir) and
Haji Zainal Abidin bin ISMAIL Alyamani (Klang).

Brothers, Haji Mohd Sharif and Haji Noordin were Imam Masjid Banda Hilir, Melaka.

Lorong Imam Haji Noordin in Banda Hilir was named after Haji Noordin. There is no road or lane named after Haji Mohd Sharif as he had passed away quite young long before Masjid Banda Hilir became well-known.

#8 Siti Hajar is adik pada Ismail Alyamani. Siti Hajar did not marry. Siti Hajar tidak berkahwin. She lived with her elder brother Ismail.

Part 2
Q1. Who was ISMAIL JAILANI?

There is no proper narrative about who Ismail Aljailani or Ismail Jailany was.
According to Songkok Tinggi, Jelani or Jailany was a male person and not a clan name (al-Jailani).
Ismail Jailany was not Nakhoda Ismail.
There was probably a mix-up of the 2 men with identical first name (Ismail).
The origin of Ismail is blurr (either Pagaruyung, Yemen or other).
So we have these possibilities as to the origin of ISMAIL:
1. Ismail bin Jailani (Ismail Jelani) or Ismail al-Yamani (from Yemen)
2. Nakhoda Ismail or Nakhoda Kecil Ismail (from Pagaruyung)
According to Ami Latiff (Kulim), Ismail Jailany was of Penang Malay mother and Pakistani father - ie mixed heritage.
Ismail Jelani's mother could be from Pagaruyung.

Q2. What was ISMAIL JAILANI's occupation? Where did ISMAIL JAILANI work?

His occupation was not as Nakhoda.
He was probably a trader.
He could have been a British ship engineer?
His workplace is unknown.
He probably worked on the mainland before living on Penang island.
He could have travelled a lot, maybe as a ship's engineer or ship's captain (Nakhoda).

Q3. Whom did ISMAIL JAILANI MARRY?

He could have been a well-known figure in society, both in Penang and Melaka.
He must have been of good status when he married the daughter of a Malay ulamak
He married Inche Nyonia bt Tuan Sheikh Mohd Sahabudin.
Tuan Sheikh Mohd Sahabudin was Imam Masjid Kg Batak in Singapore.
Kg Batak no longer exists as it was levelled in the 1970s for future development.
It is uncertain if Tuan Sheikh Mohd Sahabudin was indeed Dato Mohd Shahbuddin bin Hj Mohd Amin.
Dato Mohd Shahbuddin bin Hj Mohd Amin was the founder of Masjid Banda Hilir (established 1820).
ISMAIL JAILANI married Inche Nyonia bt Tuan Sheikh Mohd Sahabudin of Tengkera, Melaka.
Why was Inche Nyonia from Tengkera in Melaka and her father from Kg Batak in Singapore?
Dato Shahbuddin bin Haji Mohd Amin was from the village of Kadilangu in Ceribon, Central Java, Dutch Indonesia. He came to reside in Banda Hilir and built Madrasah Banda Hilir in 1820. It then became Masjid Banda Hilir, and was then renamed Masjid An-Nur Banda Hilir. But it is still popularly known as Masjid Banda Hilir even today (3 Dec 2021).
Tuan Sheikh Mohd Sahabudin's daughter (Inche Nyonia) married ISMAIL JAILANI and she came to live in Banda Hilir.
Inche Nyonia and Ismail Jailani had 3 sons in Banda Hilir - Haji Mohd Sharif, Haji Noordin and Haji Abidin Zainal (Zenal).

Q4. Where and when did he die? Where is his grave?

Ismail Jailani's grave is nowhere to be found.
It is unknown where Ismail Jailani is buried.
Inche Nyonia's grave is nowhere to be found.
It is unknown where Inchek Nyonia is buried.
Bapak said Inche Nyonia could be buried in Tengkera.
Bapak said there is Makam Shahbudin Alyamani in Tengkera, but it belonged to an Indian man.
So there must have been 2 men with almost similar names:
1. Tuan Hj Mohd Sahabudin
2. Dato' Shahbuddin
Dato' Shahbuddin was a Cirebon Malay man and the other man, Tuan Hj Mohd Sahabudin was an Indian man.
Makam Dato' Shahbuddin bin Hj Mohd Amin (asal Cirebon) is at Kubur Jalan/Lorong Panjang. I have been there once with Abang Muin anak Mak Lah Semabok. It is a long grave (kubur panjang).
I have not been able to locate the 2 graves of Tuan Sheik Mohd Sahabudin and his daughter, Inche Nyonia, in Tengkera, Melaka.

Part 3

ISMAIL & RAHEEM

Diamond Merchants,

Manufacturing jewellers,

Dealers in Precious Stones

Location: No. 82-1 & 82-2 Brass Bassa Road, Singapore

Ismail of "Ismail & Raheem" was a diamond trader from Singapore. He probably travelled through the Straits Settlements - Penang, Malacca and Singapore.

This advertisement of 6 September 1899 was by Ismail & Raheem, diamond merchants, manufacturing jewellers, dealers in precious stones. Their shophouse was located at No. 82-1 and 82-2 Brass Bassa Road, Singapore.

Part 4
Ismail bin H. Saleh
Engineer
Steam Launch "Alert"

ISMAIL BIN HAJI SALEH or Ismail bin H. Saleh was an Engineer for the Steam Launch - "Alert" under the Marine Dept.
A colleague, D. Theseira was a Chief Clerk.
The Theseira family lived behind the wall of Masjid Banda Hilir.

Part 5
Location: Tengkera vs Banda Hilir, Malacca

Inchek Nyonia bt Tuan Sheikh Mohd Sahabudin was from Tengkera, Melaka.

It is unknown whether Tuan Sheikh Mohd Sahabudin was indeed Dato Shahbuddin bin Haji Mohd Amin (asal Cirebon) or whether he was Sheikh Shahbudin Alyamani (an Indian Muslim) from Tengkera.
Makam Shahbudin Alyamani is at Tengkera (Bapak beritahu).
I haven't seen this Makam Shahbuddin in Tengkera..

Inchek Nyonia bt Tuan Sheikh Mohd Sahabudin had 3 sons:

Haji Mohd Sharif bin ISMAIL Alyamani (Banda Hilir, eldest brother) ... my great-grandfather; Baharin's great-grandfather.
Haji Mohd Noordin bin ISMAIL Alyamani (Ujong Pasir, middle brother) ... Mohaini Mahabob's great-grandfather; Mahadhir Mohamad's great-grandfather.
Haji Zainal Abidin (Zenal) bin ISMAIL Alyamani (Klang, youngest brother) ... Ami Zainal Abidin @Songkok Tinggi's grandfather.

Part 6
Bapak cerita ...

Bapak said he went to ask Ismail Alyamany in Penang for money to go to Kirkby, England in 1951. Ismail Alyamani was a jeweller at Buckingham Street, and living in Jelutong/George Town, Penang in 1951, when his only child (only son, Zainal Abidin) was born in 1951. Ismail Alyamany gave Bapak some money to go to Kirkby. Bapak said he was rich. This is Ismail bin Shaik Mohamad bin Salem Alyamany, Penang jeweller at Buckingham Street (#5 above).

Part 7
Location: Masjid Aceh, George Town, Penang

I had spoken to an Indian Muslim man who came on his bicycle, to pray solat Asar at Masjid Melayu Aceh, Penang. I asked him about Ismail Alyamany (a jeweller). He said that he knew Ismail Alyamani's people. According to him, Ismail Alyamany was in the jewellery business at Masjid Kapitan Keling area in George Town, Penang.

Near Masjid Kapitan Keling area

T. K. Mohamed Salih (who was he?).

T. K. Mohamed Salih. Dealers in Jewellery Boxes, Displays & Jewellery Tools. Menjual Kotak-kotak Barang Kemas & Alat Pertukangan Emas. Near Masjid Kapitan Keling, George Town, Penang.

Jewellery shops beside Masjid Kapitan Keling

Habib Jewel near Masjid Kapitan Keling, Penang.

Masjid Melayu Aceh

Minaret of Masjid Melayu Acheh viewed from the minaret at Masjid Kapitan Keling

Masjid Melayu Aceh, Tanjong Penaga (George Town), Pulau Pinang (Penang).

Part 8
Location: Glugor, Pulau Pinang (Penang)

Some Jailani people still live in the Gelugor house (218 Solok Pemancar - rumah banglo at corner). Some have passed away. Some live in Shah Alam. Some are overseas.

Shaik Saleh Jailani Alyamany

Shaik Saleh Jailani Alyamany was a public figure in Penang (unspecified). He was probably a migrant or son of a migrant. He was probably an imam, a penghulu or some officer.

Shaik Saleh Jailani Alyamany had a son, Shaik Ahmad Jailani bin Shaik Saleh Jailani Alyamany.

Shaik Ahmad bin Shaik Saleh Jailany Alyamany (Glugor) and Shaik Ismail bin Shaik Mohamad bin Salem Alyamani (Jelutong) were cousins. How were they related? On their father's or mother's side? Father's side.

**Glugor is nearer to Masjid Sg Gelugor and USM main campus in Penang. **Jelutong is nearer to the city centre, Tanjong, ie, Tanjong Penaga (George Town).

Shaik Ahmad Jailani bin Shaik Saleh Jailani Alyamani was a newspaper publisher. He had owned Warta Negara, a post-war newspaper, which began on 3/4 September 1945.

Warta Negara (Arkib Negara Malaysia)

Shaik Ahmad Jailani bin Shaik Saleh Jailani Alyamani (Glugor) married Kalthom Marican (Penang). Their daughter is Siti Fatimah Ahmad Jailani, who married to Pawan Ahmad Ibrahim Rashid (a Federal Judge).

From Hj Zainal Abidin bin Ismail Alyamani @Songkok Tinggi (Shah Alam), from his Jalani relatives.

Shaik Ahmad Jailani and Ami Aziz Alyamani were cousins.

Shaik Hussain bin Shaik Ahmad Jalani was a dresser with the hospital. This could be Penang General Hospital or other; there was an old maternity hospital near Masjid Pakistan (established in 1934).

Shaikh Hussain Jalani bin Shaik Ahmad Jalani (lived at 218 Bukit Pemancar house) had 2 wives:

1. Aminah bt Abdullah (Dorothy Warren). She looked like Ms Elly in Dallas, the TV serial.

2. Endon bt Ismail (is she Ann?)

Shaikh Hussain Jalani had these children with Aminah (wife #1):

1. Siti Aishah Jalani (@Annette married to John Yusuf Kalinoski in 1988)

2. Siti Julina Jalani

3. Shaikh Markhzan Jalani

4. Shaikh Ozainee Jalani

Shaikh Hussain Jalani had these children with Endon (wife #2):

1. Siti Nadhirah Jalani

2. Siti Nadiah Jalani

Aminah (Dorothy Warren) looked like Miss Emily/Miss Ally in the TV serial, Dallas (cerita Jr).

Annette's wedding was in Gelugor house in 1988. Shaikh Hussain and Aminah invited my parents to their daughter's wedding.

***Wedding invite in 1988:

Assalamu' Alaikum

Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

Sheikh Hussain Jalani

dan

Aminah bte Abdullah

dengan segala hormatnya mempersilakan

Tuan Haji Abdul Rashid serta Isteri

ke majlis perkahwinan anak perempuan kami

Siti Aishah Jalani

dengan

John Yusuf Kalinoski

di rumah kami No. 218, Solok Pemancar,

Glugor, P. Pinang.

pada hari Sabtu 30hb. Julai 1988

bersamaan dengan 16hb Zulhijah 1408.

Semoga dengan kehadiran tuan/puan akan menyerikan majlis kami.

Terima Kasih

Turut Mengundang

Seisi Keluarga

218 Solok Pemancar, Glugor, Pulau Pinang
(this house is across the road from my grandfather's house at 219 Solok Pemancar).

Shaikh Markhzan Jalani is cucu Shaik Ahmad Jailani. His step-mother is Annette. The bride is Aunty Ann's daughter. He lives in Ipoh. Shaik Markhzan was Wali for Aunty Ann daughter's wedding

Part 9

Location: Banda Hilir

Hj Mohd Sharif bin ISMAIL Alyamani married Siti Fatimah bt Shaik Mohamad (@Patma/Pahmah). She came from Penang to Tengkera, and over to Banda Hilir when she married him. She had 5 children in Banda Hilir:

Mohamed Usof @ Mohd Yusope (born 11 February 1896 - deceased 4 January 1954) - eldest child; my paternal grandfather.
Mahani - unmarried
Amnah (she married to Hj Ahmad bin Hj Abdul Latiff (abbreviated as HABHAL, an acronym) as his first wife)
Alijah - unmarried
Asiah - married Haji Ibrahim, a businessman in Tampin

#1 Mohd Yusope bin Hj Mohd Sharif (1896-1954) was called Walid by his 13 children (2 of his 15 children died). He married Aishah bt Mohd Amin (Mat Amin Pasar, Penguasa Pasar Chow Kit di KL). Mat Amin of Kg Baru, KL was from keturunan Jawa. Mat Amin was the adopted son of Haji Hassan Long in Kg Baru, KL.

#2 Amnah married to Hj Ahmad b Hj Abdul Latiff (HABHAL) and went to live in Singapore. HABHAL made kicap cap kipas udang in Singapore (tawkey kicap). HABHAL is cicit Hj Muhammad Saleh @ Nakhoda Nan Intan. HABHAL is Hj Ahmad bin Hj Abdul Latiff bin Hj Nuruddin (@Hj Tambi) bin Hj Muhammad Saleh (@Nakhoda Nan Intan). HABHAL, Hj Abdul Latiff and Hj Tambi were from Tengkera, Melaka but they had a cloth shop (kedai kain) at North Bridge Road in Singapore; their business was in Singapore. Nenek Amnah passed away in the late 1960s and HABHAL remarried, this time to Che Mahani bt Hj Khalil. Hj Khalil bin Hj Hussein was Mufti Pertama Negeri Melaka. Bapak went to Singapore to buy silk fabric to make our baju Raya in 1971-72. He could have bought them from his uncle's (Hj Abdul Latiff) shop in Singapore.

#3 Mahani is Nek Ani who taught Quran at Banda Hilir to Wan Nasserudin Wan Noordin @ Ayah Wan Merican Noordin (a cousin to my cousins Baizura, Mas, Shawal and Kamarul) and my sibs Abang Sharif and Kak Sharifah (Pah). I did not mengaji Quran from Nek Ani when I was small - memang rasa sangat rugi lah.

#4 Alijah is Nek Jah. She was unwell, but I liked her very much. She lived in a hut with smooth cool mud floor. She reared 16 cats in a big metal pen. I played with her cats inside the metal pen.

Alijah bt Hj Mohd Sharif (Nek Jah)
She was on her way to the market in town and passed by our front staircase, Banda Hilir. I'm uncertain which market she went to, probably the wet market by Sg Melaka.

#5 Asiah is Nek Ya. She married to Haji Ibrahim, a mamak businessman and they lived in Tampin. She had no children, but adopted an Indian boy. I saw this thin Indian boy. She returned to Banda Hilir after her husband passed away. Nek Ya also taught Quran at Banda Hilir (she assisted Nek Ani). Nek Ya died on 28 April 1984 and is laid to rest at Kubor Jalan Panjang, where Makam Datuk Shahbuddin is. Bapak noted her demise in his 1984 diary.

Rumah Nenek Asiah (Nek Ya).
Rumah Nek Ya was built after Rumah Mak Sarah was built. Both houses were built in the early 1960s (1962/63/64). Rumah Nek Ya was originally painted light green when it was first built.

Nek Ya @ Nek Ya Tampin @ Ya Tampin

Nek Ya passed away in Banda Hilir on 28 April 1984, and was laid to rest at Kubor Jalan Panjang, Qariyah Banda Hilir, Jalan Laksamana Cheng Ho. The image above was a page in Bapak's 1984 diary.

Part 10
Location: Kg Hulu, Melaka

Hj Khalil bin Hj Hussein was a family relative from Kg Hulu.

According to my eldest brother (Mohd Sharif @ Abang Sharif), our great-grandfather Hj Mohd Sharif bin Ismail Alyamani, his middle brother Hj Mohd Noordin bin Ismail Alyamani, and the future Mufti Melaka, Hj Khalil bin Hj Hussien, went together to perform the Hajj in 1895/96. However, the Mufti's son (Hj Zakaria) said his father returned from Makkah in 1899 (his father was in Makkah from age 13 years and returned when he was 25, ie 1886-1899).

They returned and each built the same house style - not rumah godang Minangkabau, but rumah bumbung panjang (house with a long roof). Rumah godang means big house.

Hj Mohd Sharif was already married and his wife (Pahmah/Padma) was expecting their first child, a son (Mohamed Usuf @ Mohd Yusope) when he was away on Hajj. His eldest child and only son (Mohamed Usuf @ Mohd Yusope) was born on 11 February 1896 in Banda Hilir, Melaka. However, the son's birth was registered by his youngest brother Zenal (Zainal Abidin bin Ismail Alyamani). Zenal was Headmaster of ACS Klang.

If Hj Mohd Sharif came home in 1899, then his next child (Mahani/Nek Ani) would be born in 1899 or 1900. The next child (3rd, Amnah) would be born in 1900 or 1901. The next child (4th, Alijah/Nek Jah) would be born in 1901 or 1902. The next child (last child, Asiah/Nek Ya) was born in 1903/1904/1905/1906.

The 3 Hajis each built a big house as their residence after the Hajj, in their respective villages.

Hj Mohd Sharif built his house at 262-T Banda Hilir - adjacent to Masjid Banda Hilir (1897-2007). It was a big black wooden house built without iron nails as the house was by the sea (5 minutes walk to the beach, facing the Strait of Malacca).
His younger (middle) brother Hj Mohd Noordin built his house in Ujong Pasir (house is extant but was moved from 302 Banda Hilir to Duyong). Haji Noordin died and is buried at Kubur Jalan Panjang, near Makam Dato Shahbuddin bin Hj Mohd Amin.
Tuan Guru Hj Khalil built his house (rumah pusaka) in Kg Hulu but the house was demolished since it was dilapidated.

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TUAN GURU HAJI KHALIL BIN HAJI HUSSEIN

Tuan Guru Hj Khalil bin Hj Hussein was the first Mufti of Melaka (1926-1960; officially appointed April 1960). He was the one who held up the Merdeka Charter for Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra to read at Padang Merdeka in Banda Hilir, Melaka in 1956. Merdeka was first proclaimed in Melaka in 1956 before it was proclaimed at Stadium Merdeka in Selangor on 31 August 1957. I have no personal photos of this event so far.

Tuan Guru Hj Khalil bin Hj Hussein married 4 wives and had 13 children. Nobody seems to be able to recall the names of his wives. His wives were:-

first wife (isteri #1)
second wife (isteri #2)
third wife (isteri #3)
fourth wife (isteri #4)

Not all his children are known. Names of his children are (not in order):
1. Salma (eldest)
2. Hjh Mahani
3. Hjh Mariam
4. girl
5. Tuan Haji Zakaria (youngest)

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MAJID SATAY, KG BARU, KL

#1 Salma married to (Abdul) Majid who made famous Majid Satay of Kg Baru, KL. Their son was the famous jazz singer, Abdul Aziz @ Zain Azman (nama samaran).

Zain's elder brother, Datuk Mohd Salleh, had worked in the Land & Mines Dept in KL, and was the boss of Hj Mohd Shapri bin Nasir, the elder son of Nenek Zainab bt Mohd Amin (Nenek Jenab, Bik Jenab).

Mohd Shapri bin Nasir had worked under Datuk Mohd Salleh Majid in KL. He remembered Datuk Mohd Salleh Majid, his boss.

Hj Mohd Shapri was better known as Hamid or Pak Hamid in Kg Baru, KL.

Nenek Jenab and her 2 sons (Hj Mohd Shapri and his younger brother at Bukit Tinggi, Indonesia) have all passed away. Her 2 sons died in 2016.

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ABU SEMAN bin AWANG BESAR (Pak Abu)

#5 Zakaria bin Hj Khalil went to school with Abu Seman bin Awang Besar (Pak Abu). Pak Abu attended Sekolah Menengah Sultan Abdul Halim, Jitra, Kedah. Pak Abu studied at the Malaysian Teachers' Training College (MTTC), Johor. He was a Mathematics teacher at MTTC. Pak Abu is retired now, but paints at the Kraftangan Village in Kota Bharu. He lives in Kota Bharu

Abu Seman b Awang Besar (Pak Abu) FB image
https://www.facebook.com/pak.abu

I met Pak Abu at the Karnival Seni & Kemanusiaan on campus last week. Pak Abu will try and contact Zakaria bin Hj Khalil for details and photos. Pak Abu said to me that "orang2 Kg Hulu ini semua cun2 belaka" - very pretty people! They have kulit putih-merah (humaira - macam Nabi Muhammad SAW sebut tu). So we wait and see.

I am with Pak Abu at the Karnival on campus on 8 December 2016

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RIBAT TAHFIZ SHEIKH ISMAIL AL JAILANI
Lot 824 Jalan Sidang Mat (Serkam Pekan)
77300 Merlimau, Melaka

There are a few portraits of men on the wall. One of them could be Ismail Jailani?

All photos are from Ribat and their members.