Makam Tuan Tulis — Local services in Negeri Sembilan

A very senior servant shared to me in the 90s that the first Yam Tuan Tuanku Abd Rahman was sick and went to London for medication before independence. One night while sleeping, he was awaken by an old man with very glowing face, wearing turban with a beard. He asked who is he and why he was there. The old man said call him Tuan Tulis. The old man recited something to a glass of water and told him to drink. He slept very well and tomorrow mornin all his illness has gone and cured. He asked his assistant is there anyone by the name of Tuan Tulis! He was told that Tuan Tulis passed away quite sometime. He was shocked and when he arrived in Negeri Sembilan. He visited the grave and instructed a proper mausoleum construced as well as a mosque. Not long after he was appointed as...

His path to righteousness was immense and recognized. Miraculously, the tomb today is mounted with hornet’s mount. Hornets seem busy going in and out of the holes of the sacred mount. What is so special of the mount that only attracts the hornets? Why there are no other insects came to this Mausoleum? Why only on the Mount and not in the area around the mount? This baffles me. I believe this is a good omen, for someone noble and pious. A humble Saint of Allah, who never once became an Imam until the day he demised. But a respected man...

If you are a history enthusiast, then you should visit Masjid and Makam Tuan Tulis . Actual, I was not expecting that the mausoleum is so well preserved. Tuan Tulis got his nickname due to his diligentness wanting to study despite being poor and he couldn’t afford to buy books so he copied all his friend’s book by scribing it one by one. Memang lawa tulisan dia. Al-Fatihah...