Page 80 - BAB I-V ADATMINANG

(d. 1740) a student of Sheikh Abdur Rauf Singkil Aceh with

teachings that smelled of Sufi.
Indeed, Islam that came to the homeland at that time was

related to tarekat or mysticism. And it is undeniable that after the

Ghazali period or after Islam was destroyed by Hulagu Khan, the
caliphate was held by the Sufis.

In Minangkabau the teachings of this tarekat developed,
namely with the establishment of the Syatariyyah congregation

which was pioneered by Sheikh Burhanudin, then the
Naqsyabandiyah order by Sheikh Ismail Simabur and finally the

Qadariyah order. The center of the Syatariyyah tarekat as the first

tarekat to enter Minangkabau was centered in Ulakan Pariaman,
and with this trade route the tarekat could expand to Padang

Panjang, Agam district. Meanwhile, the Naqsyabandiyah sect,
which was pioneered by Sheikh Ismail from Tanah Datar, has the

most followers in the Fifty cities area, namely the Taram,
Cangking, (Agam) and Talawi areas. Both of these schools make

the surau the basis, even to become a tarekat teacher, a student is

required to build a surau.
Obedience to the teacher has become a must, because the

belief that a teacher with a higher station than the student will be a

stepping stone or a shortcut in an effort to get closer to Allah.
Another way in the tarekat is to approach God through dhikr and