EDUCATION BACKGROUND OF HAJI ABDUL RAHMAN LIMBONG

He was raised in a family that very consider and sensitive about religion education. Since he was a boy, he already left to Mecca with his uncle, Haji Tun Muhammad Zain. When he reached adulthood, he returned to Terengganu with his head full with understanding and knowledge. His interest and passion towards theology or religious knowledge was never fading away.

Mecca where Haji Abdul Rahman seek knowledge since he was a kid

Religious books Haji used during his study in Mecca.

During his study in Mecca, he never waste his time playing around instead, he spent most of his time with learning and studying all the new things taught for him. Although he didn’t receive the education formally there but he started to receive Islam education seriously and strictly when he returned home and studied with his master, Haji Yaakob Paya Bunga. In two month period, he managed and successfully mastered his study. Then, he continued by seeking knowledge from Haji Wan Musa. Finally, when he fruitfully mastering few knowledge and skills from few masters, he chose to learn from a parson, Tokku Paloh which led him to the close relationship between a student and a teacher.

Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong  was once a servant of Tokku paloh before he was taken to be one of Tokku Paloh’s students. He was very committed to his job as a servant. He clean the house yard, prepared the firewoods, filled up the well with water and so on. Sometimes, when he was busy completing his job, he took a chance sitting beside the well to listen to Tokku Paloh’s teachings. When the learning period was over, he kept his book under the roofing sheets, trying to act as if he didn’t follow up the class.

This behavior of Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong received attention from Tokku Paloh himself and Tokku saw that there was a big determination and commitment to study inside Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong and he decided to take Haji as one of his students. From that moment, he became Tokku Paloh’s number one favorite student because of his high determination and interest in learning.

The education he received from his father and all his teachers have made him to become a pious, calm and well-mannered but strict when someone refuse or underestimate about Islam. The personality of Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong has bring the people to judge about him of his admirable individuality. An English Officer (British) also gave a compliment about him.

“… he was an extremely good man… he was absolutely unique in his dealings with the rayat, in doing things for them without getting any profit from them.”

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