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Sheikh Mustafa

الشيخ مصطفى

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† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

Draft card for Sheikh Mustafa of Beruwala, the renewer and scholar of Ceylon's Muslims; his entry is not yet checked on the page.

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At a glance

Roles
Scholar
Era
The Colonial Era
Region
South Asia
Identifiers
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Life in time

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The Colonial Era · The Gunpowder Empires Contemporaries: Abu Bakar of Johor · Abd al-Hadi Naja al-Abyari · Shihab al-Din al-Halawani, Ahmad ibn Ahmad · Ahmad al-Nasiri al-Salawi (Moroccan historian, 1835–1897) · Ahmad ibn Khalid al-Nasiri

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Sources

  • al-Alam — al-Zirikli
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islam.museum contributors. “Sheikh Mustafa”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/sheikh-mustafa-ceylon/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-20.

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