Shaykh Abbas Kuta Karang’s Contribution in Malay Medical Manuscript Writing

Shaykh Abbas Kuta Karang is a Malay scholar from Aceh. Famously known as a religious figure, an astronomer, a warrior, and a medical expert in the 19th century. During his lifetime he managed to write in multi disciplines such as astrology, mathematics, history, poem, and medical knowledge. This study focuses on a Malay medical manuscript written by him titled al-Rahmah fi al-Tib wa al-Hikmah. Two main objectives of this paperwork are (i) to describe a concise biography of Shaykh Abbas Kuta Karang, and (ii) to identify the writing methodology of medical knowledge documented in this manuscript. This study is conducted in the manner of library research. Data was collected from the manuscript, books, journals, previous studies, and websites appertaining to this study. The finding shows that medical knowledge discussed in this Malay medical manuscript consists of five chapters beginning with human anatomy, types of food and medicine, preventive healthcare, types, causes, and treatments for illnesses.