Wan Muhammad al-Kalantani

وان محمد الكلنتني

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† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

Malay Muslim scholar of Kelantan, born at the end of September 1870, the eldest son of Tuan Tabal. He was appointed the fourth Mufti of Kelantan on 21 August 1916, succeeding his younger brother Haji Wan Musa, and held the office until his death in 1920.

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Southeast Asia
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    Summary

    Haji Wan Muhammad bin Haji Abdul Samad (September 1870 – 1920), known as Wan Muhammad al-Kalantani, was a Malay Muslim scholar of Kelantan who served as the state's fourth Mufti from 1916 until his death. He was the eldest son of Tuan Tabal, one of the notable Kelantan scholars of the nineteenth century. 1 2

    Life and office

    He was born at the end of September 1870. When his younger brother Haji Wan Musa, the third Mufti of Kelantan, resigned the office, Wan Muhammad was appointed mufti in his place on 21 August 1916. He held the office until his death in 1920. The Kelantan Islamic Religious Council (Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Istiadat Melayu Kelantan, MAIK) maintains a biography of him among its scholar profiles, to which the Malay Wikipedia article links for further information. 1 2

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    Sources

    1. Wan Muhammad — Malay Wikipedia
    2. Wan Muhammad — Wikidata Q12712418
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    islam.museum contributors. “Wan Muhammad al-Kalantani”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/wan-muhammad-al-kalantani/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.

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