The trading port between East and West
Aramco states, the Sabaeans dominated trade between the East and the Mediterranean - with Chinese ships (bringing silk), Indian ships (cinnamon, pepper, gold & precious stones), and African ships (produce) sailing through it's port in Aden. [aramco]
See the route from Aqaba to Aden - this is the route from the ancient Kingdom of Edom to the ancient Kingdom of Sheba. So did ships from Ezion Geber (Edom) pass through Aden (Sheba) - to the Far East?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
"King Solomon also built ships at Ezion Geber, which is near Elath in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea. And Hiram sent his men - sailors who knew the sea - to serve in the fleet with Solomon's men. They sailed to Ophir and brought back 420 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon." [1 Kings 9:26-28]
In Muar, Ophir (אוֹפִיר) is Mt Ledang. The region is famed for its gold - the Chinese called it 'Kim Sua' (金山 Golden Mountain), the Indians called it 'Suvarnabhumi' (सुवर्ण भूमि Land of Gold), the Greeks called it Golden Chersonese (Χρυσή χερσόνησος). [map | map]
So, did they deliver gold from Malacca to King Solomon ﷺ? [ref] (*v*) ماشاء الله والله أعلم
REF | CEMETERY
I wonder if the route is the same taken by the Jews - when Indonesia was under Dutch rule.
Jacob Halevy Saphir reports of Ashkenazi Jewish families in Jakarta, Surabaya & Semarang, but many mix married with the locals.
Now, Sheba is in the ancient history of Yemen.
Anyway in Malaysia, there are people who descend from Yemen. Zeti Akhtar Aziz is said to descend from the Hadhrami from her mother Sharifah Azah Mohamed Al Sagoff. REF The Al Sagoff are merchants from Yemen who reached Singapore in the 1800s - along with the Al Junid, REF Al Kaff, REF Al Attas and Ibn Talib.
And Zeti's father, Ungku Aziz descended from Turkey (Circassians). So she is both Turkish Hadhrami, her lineage from Arab to Europe.
And before there were airlines, pilgrims had traveled by ships - through the route above - from Singapore to Aden to Jeddah. الحمد لله
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It has also been narrated by Sa'd b. Abu Burda through his father through his grandfather that the Prophet of Allah (PBUH) sent him and Mu'adh (on a mission) to the Yemen, and said (by way of advising them): يسرا ولا تعسرا، وبشرا ولا تنفرا، وتطاوعا ولا تختلفا Show leniency don't be hard upon them, give them glad tidings and do not create aversion, work in collaboration and don't be divided. [Sahih Muslim Book 19, Hadith 4298]
Narrated Ibn Abbas: The Prophet (PBUH) sent Mu`adh to Yemen and said, "اتق دعوة المظلوم ، فإنها ليس بينها وبين الله حجاب Be afraid from the curse of the oppressed, as there is no screen between his invocation and Allah." [Sahih Bukhari Vol. 3, Book 43, Hadith 628]
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "أتاكم أهل اليمن، أضعف قلوبا وأرق أفئدة. والفقه يمان، والحكمة يمانية The people of Yemen have come to you, and they are more soft hearted and gentle hearted people. The capacity for understanding religion is Yemenite, and wisdom is Yemenite." [Sahih Bukhari Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 673]
There were Yemenite Jews who embraced Islam, e.g. Ka'b Al Aḥbar .:☆:. Medina מדינה
Singapore’s Arab Community Traces Ancestral Roots
To Yemen’s Hadhramaut Valley | ArabNews
Almost all Arabs in Southeast Asia trace their ancestry to Hadhramaut, a region on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula in present-day Yemen. Referred to as Hadhrami Arabs, they began migrating to Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore in large numbers from the mid-18th century. Names such as Al Junied, Al Kaff and Al Sagoff are familiar to most Singaporeans, as streets, buildings, mosques, schools and even a district have been named after these prominent Arab clans.
Yet few realize the impact the early Muslim settlers had on colonial Singapore ...
Syed Mohammed Harun Al Junied and (his nephew) Syed Omar Al Junied from Palembang (in present-day Indonesia) were given a warm welcome, and from that time on Singapore became the center of the Hadhrami network in Southeast Asia ... Attracted by Singapore’s free port status, the two men — already successful merchants in Palembang — brought everything they owned ...
Syed Omar was born in 1792 in Tarim, a small town in South Yemen widely considered a theological, judicial and academic hub in Hadhramaut. The Malays saw him as a prince because the Al Junied family, being part of the Ba’alawi tribe, can trace their ancestry to the Prophet Muhammad and were regarded as legitimate custodians of Islam ...
By the 19th century, Arabs in Southeast Asia dominated trade, commerce and maritime networks. They operated the largest fleets and vessels in the Indo-Malay archipelago, and the port of Singapore became the hub of Hadhrami shipping.
For a time, Singapore was also the major transit point for Hajj pilgrims.
Hadhrami Arabs were instrumental in the spread of Islam in the region. Many held high positions in civic and religious affairs or took part in politics. Others owned large swathes of land in the early colonial days — an estimated 50 percent of Singapore’s total land mass at one time, according to one scholar. Known for their philanthropy, they also donated much of their land for cemeteries, hospitals and places of worship including famous landmarks such as St. Andrew’s Cathedral and Singapore’s first mosque, Masjid Omar Kampong Melaka — both of which still stand today.
After World War II, however, Arab wealth and prominence in Singapore began to fade, due in part to rent controls as the government sought to curb inflation. The introduction of the 1966 land acquisition act also affected Arab land ownership as the post-independence government bought property for state development. | REF
Estimates put the Arab population in Singapore at about 10,000 today, but some say that the numbers are difficult to determine as many have assimilated into the Malay community and no longer distinguish themselves as Arabs ... Some observers say that Singaporean Arabs have lost their identity since many young Arabs no longer speak Arabic and have little ties to Hadhramaut
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