This article examines the ideas of a prominent Southeast Asian thinker on Sufism in the Malay World. Haji Abdul Malik bin Abdul Karim Amrullah (1908–81), better known by his penname “Hamka,” is still regarded today as one the most influential Muslim public figures in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore. He wrote more than a hundred books that covered a wide variety of topics, including Islamic philosophy, theology, history, jurisprudence, ethics, literature, and culture. More than three decades after his death, his books are still read and referred to by many Muslim scholars across the Southeast Asian region. Many of his writings are assigned as essential texts for university courses in Malaysia and Indonesia, and his writings on Sufism still attract a wide readership.
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