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Hikayat Abdullah (حکایت عبدالله) is a major literary work by Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir, a Malacca-born Munshi of Singapore, composed in the hikayat genre. It was completed in 1845 and first published in 1849, [ 1 ] making it one of the first Malay literary texts to be published commercially.
Hikayat (Jawi: حكاية; Gurmukhi: ਹਿਕਾਇਤਾ, romanized: Hikā'itā) is an Arabic word that literally translates to "stories" and is a form of Malay and Sikh literature. This article presents a list of hikayat from various time periods.
Hikayat Abdullah was the major literary work of Munshi Abdullah. It was completed in 1843 [1] and first published in 1849, [11] making it one of the first Malay literary texts to be published commercially. Abdullah's authorship was prominently displayed in this text and the contents were conveyed in simple, contemporary Malay.
The earliest known written records are by Munshi Abdullah, in his work Hikayat Abdullah, where it mentions of his visit to the Ghee Hin initiation ceremony in 1824, and how when enquiring about its membership, was given an estimate of about 8000 members.
A page from the first edition of Hikayat Abdullah in the Jawi script. Published in 1849, it is a personal autobiography of Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir , a Malacca -born munshi of Singapore . Other notable hikayat include:
1917 "Introduction to the Hikayat Sri Rama." Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, April, pp. 181–207. 1918 (trans.) Autobiography of Munshi Abdullah. Singapore: Methodist Publishing House. 1919 "Christian Literature for Malaysia." Muslim World 9, no. 4. 1919 Islam's Challenge to Methodism. New York: Board of Foreign ...
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