Anwar, Syamsul2019-09-252019-09-252011-05-2619980126-012 Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/178485Ali Haji (b. 1809) was as a prolific writer and considered to be a Malay historian of the nineteenth century Riau-Lingga. He produced many literary works, some of which have been translated into Dutch and English as well. However, his works on religions are remained untouched by European translators. One of his major works, Thamrah al-Muhimmah shows the great extent to which he mastered Islamic sciences, particularly Islamic law. It provest he position of AIi Haji as a religious scholar in contemporary Malay. The curent paper is devoted t o explore the significance of Thamrah al- Muhimmah. The author discovers two important points of the Thamrah al- Muhimmah: the position of religion in the context of Malay political life in the nineteenth century Riau-Lingga Kingdom, and the renewal of the traditional Malay political literature.indWith permission of the license/copyright holderIslampolitical ethicsPolitical ethicsReligious ethicsArticle