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With Djamaris's writing above, it reinforces the

assumption that Minang custom is the union of two streams
with the same root, namely Islam which strengthens the

position of adat so that Minang custom is called adat kawi,

which is a strong, strong, unshakable custom.
Minangkabau Sufism comes from Nur Muhammad, so

this country is believed to be a country based on a strong
Sufism foundation. Besides, Banua Ruhun in the researcher's

analysis seems to be associated with the Roman period before
Islam. It is related to the march of the Alexander . militia300

years BC. Alexander who came from Macedonia (north of

Athens) conquered almost half of the world, especially Asia,
Europe and Africa which in the East reached India, and in the

West to the West coast of Africa. As a result of Alexander's

presence in India, there was a migration of people from India
back to the Archipelago; So the Romans associated with

Alexander are pre-Islamic Rome, which is 1,700 years before
the Ottoman Turks or 900 before the Prophet Muhammad.

It is told in tambo (the story passed down by word of
mouth about Minang history and customs), that the king

Dzulqarnain or Alexander the Great from Macedonia, ruled

(336 – 323 BC) to reach North India. And it is possible that
there were special expeditions ordered by Alexander to