Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong
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| Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abdul Hamid | |
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| Born | Telemong, Terengganu, Tanah Melayu  |
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| Died | 1929 Mecca |
| Nationality | Islam |
| Other names | Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong |
| Occupation | farmer |
Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abdul Hamid (—1929) was an ulema, known as Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong because he visited Limbong, Kemaman to teach Islam and start trading. From 1922 until 1928, he was a resistance leader seeking to resist laws and changes introduced by the British.
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[edit] Early life
Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abdul Hamid was born in Telemong, Terengganu. He was very respective and beloved in Malay society.
Prior to the British arrival, Terengganu had Islam-based rules and administrations. The society freely opened up their land for farming and collecting crops.
[edit] British occupation
When the British came, new laws about the ways to open up land were introduced. One of them involves paying a tax to the government before using it. This new law makes everyone difficult, especially poor farmers. In addition, to make things worse, the permission letters and passes from the government for opening up lands were also introduced. Despite the laws being introduced by the British, Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong sought to protect the luck of farmers, claiming that the land is under their claim of Allah.
In 1922, Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong represented one of the 43 farmers being put to trial in a court for doing farming without permission. In numerous hearings that followed, no results had been given.
In 1925, about 300 to 500 farmers cleaned Tengku Haji Nik's land without a permission from a letter from the government.
[edit] Insurgency
In 1928, following a series of restrictions and crackdowns initiated by the British, Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong assembled about 1000 people in Kampung Buluh, to launch their insurgency in hopes of getting the British out from their state. They attacked the police station in Kuala Berang, and conquered it[1], raising a red flag in its place. After the successful attack, they move on to Kuala Terengganu, to persuade the Sultan for their actions.
Meanwhile, another group of resistance fighters was formed at Kampung Pelam, Telemong. The British representative sent a police from the state's capital to Kuala Berang to get help from the Federated Malay States.
As the resistance forces approached Padang Kachong, Kuala Telemong, the police defended against the resistance. Most of the resistance fighters died of being shot, and finally, the resistance retreat.
[edit] Aftermath and final years
All of the leaders involved in the insurgency of Terengganu citizenry had been found and put on trial. The majority of them were sentenced to life-long imprisonment.
Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong was one of them, finding guilty, but was not sentenced like most of his leaders. Instead, he is exiled from Terengganu to Mecca, where he continues to teach his Islam, until his death in 1929.
