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countrymen. He returned from Arabia with the intention of settling
down again in Pidie, but at the capital of Acheh he yielded to per­
suasion and put his learning at the disposal of Teuku Kali Malikon
Ade ') and of the less learned kali of the XXVI Mukims. At the same
time he became a teacher and a prolific writer 2 ).
In course of time there arose a clever pupil of the above-named
Malay Abduggamad, who received the title of Teungku di Lam Gut 3 )
from the gampong of Lam Gut. His proper name was Jalaluddln. He
became not only a popular teacher but also kali of the XXVI Mukims.
His son, a shrewd but comparatively unlearned man, inherited his father's
title and dignity, but gladly transferred the duties of his office to his
son-in-law, the Marahaban just spoken of. The grandson of the old
Teungku di Lam Gut, and his surviving representative, is similarly kali
in name, but is consulted by none and never poses as a teacher.
At Kru'eng Kale there was a renowned teacher who succeeded his
father in that capacity. At Clibt Paya such students as desired to bring
their proficiency in reciting the Quran to a higher level than could be
attained in the village schools, assembled under the guidance of Teungku
Deuruih, a man of South Indian origin.
The unsettled condition of the country during the past 26 years has
of course completely disorganized religious teaching. In Lam Seunbng
such instruction is still given by an old Teungku who takes his name
from that gampong; like him, Teungku Tanbh Mirah, who besides
being a teacher is also kali of the IV Mukims of the VII (sagi of the
XXVI) acquired his learning at Lam Nyong. The same was the case
with Teungku Kru'eng Kali alias Haji Muda, who studied at Mekka
as well. In Seulimeum (XXII Mukims) is a teacher called Teungku
Usen, whose father Teungku Tanbh Abie 4 ), celebrated for his learning
and independence, held the position of kali of the XXII Mukims.
Places of The students, who are for the most part strangers in the place where
students. ' they pursue their studies, must of course be given a home to live in.
Even where their numbers are not told by hundreds it would be difficult
1) Vol I pp. 96 et seq.
2) He is further referred to in the next chapter.
3) The preposition di in such appellations, which distinguished persons borrow from the
gampong where they reside or were born, is sometimes employed and sometimes omitted;
but the vernacular has given to this prefixing of di a honorific signification, Teungku di Tiro,
for instance, sounds more respectful than Teungku Tiro.
4) See Vol. 1, p. 100. [Both father and son are now dead].