ALI Shahabudin had been talking for three hours, yet he showed no sign of fatigue. His mouth and pointed nose emitted cigarette smoke. The ashtray on the table in front of him was overflowing with cigarette butts and ash. Meanwhile, his coffee is gone, leaving only the dregs. “I still have many stories about people of Arab descent,” he told Historia.

Ali is of Arab descent, the grandson of Ali bin Ahmad bin Shahab, popularly known as Ali Menteng. Of Sayyid blood, Ali Menteng was one of the founders of Jamiat Khair. Until now, Ali Menteng's descendants still think that they have sayyid blood. Sayyid is an honorific title of the descendants of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad through his grandsons Hasan and Husayn. “Regarding this sayyid status, I had a unique experience in Aceh,” said Ali.

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