▁a ▁far - c ry ▁from ▁a ▁Dutch - control led ▁s ultan ate . ▁Moreover , ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁viewed ▁that ▁the ▁pen etr ation ▁of ▁the ▁west ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁was ▁slowly ▁te aring ▁apart ▁the ▁fabric ▁of ▁the ▁Mal ay - Mus lim ▁identity . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁dawn ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁the ▁association ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁political ▁tool ▁for ▁rising ▁against ▁the ▁colonial ▁power , ▁with ▁R aja ▁Muhammad ▁Th ah ir ▁and ▁R aja ▁Ali ▁Kel ana ▁acting ▁as ▁its ▁back bone . ▁Diplom atic ▁miss ions ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁the ▁kingdom ▁by ▁R aja ▁Ali ▁Kel ana , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁ren owned ▁P att ani - born ▁U le ma , ▁S ye ikh ▁W an ▁A hm ad ▁F at ani . ▁The ▁Dutch ▁Col onial ▁Office ▁in ▁Tan j ung ▁Pin ang ▁label led ▁the ▁organisation ▁as ▁a ▁vers et part ai ▁( D utch : ▁Left - lean ing ▁party ). ▁The ▁organisation ▁also ▁won ▁moment ous ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁Moh ak am ah ▁( Mal ay ▁Jud ici ary ) ▁and ▁the ▁D ew an ▁Ker aja an ▁( S ultan ate ▁Administr ative ▁Board ). ▁It ▁crit ically ▁monitor ed ▁and ▁research ed ▁every ▁step ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Col onial ▁Res ident ▁in ▁the ▁s ultan