Muhammad Yusuf al-Maqassari | |
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![]() The Coming of Sheik Joseph by G.S. Smithard and J.S. Skelton, year 1909. | |
Personal | |
Born | Abadin Tadia Tjoessoep 3 July 1626 |
Died | 23 May 1699 | (aged 72)
Religion | Islam |
Era | Early modern period |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Shafi'i |
Creed | Athari |
Main interest(s) | Sufism, Fiqh, Tawhid, and Anti-colonialism |
Tariqa | Khalwati Sufi orders |
Muslim leader | |
Disciple of | Ibrahim al-Kurani |
Abadin Tadia Tjoessoep (3 July 1626 – 23 May 1699[3]), more commonly known as Sheikh Yusuf or Sheik Joseph, was an Indonesian Muslim of noble Makassar descent. He was also known as Muhammad Yusuf al-Maqassari[4] or Tuanta Salamaka ri Gowa (Savior from Gowa).[1] In 1693 he was exiled to the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, which resulted in his establishing Islam in the Cape.[5]