Continued from Kuala Perlis, the town at the estuary of the Perlis river.
After Kuala Perlis we spent sometime at the Perlis royal town of Arau before heading back to Alor Setar. As the road passes through the Kedah town of Jitra where lies the tomb of a famous religious master we decided to pay a visit.
The tomb lies inside a building next to a surau or small praying hall.
The outer entrance.
The tomb lies inside a room.
Recital of the Quran's opening verses or Surah Fatihah for the person known as Datuk Maharaja Sheikh Abdul Jalil, teacher and religious advisor to a Sultan of Kedah in the 18th century AD.
To the left of the outer entrance lies the tomb of another religious person.
He is Muhammad Yusof a student of Sheikh Abdul Jalil.
Outside to the right is also the tomb of a faithful student.
His name is Sheikh Ibrahim.
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