at , ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁mar itime ▁trade ▁and ▁commercial ▁routes ▁of ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁World , ▁soon ▁become ▁a ▁key ▁Mal ay ▁literary ▁and ▁cultural ▁centre ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Religion ▁ ▁In sp ired ▁to ▁elev ate ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁Islam ▁to ▁a ▁greater ▁height ▁in ▁R ia u - L ing ga , ▁R aja ▁Ja af ar ▁begun ▁to ▁inv ite ▁religious ▁cler ics ▁and ▁sch ol ars ▁to ▁the ▁palace ▁court . ▁The ▁Islam isation ▁process ▁begun ▁to ▁acceler ate ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁successor , ▁R aja ▁Ali . ▁Ad her ing ▁to ▁a ▁str ic ter ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁Q ur an , ▁R aja ▁Ali ▁began ▁to ▁prom ul gate ▁Islam ic ▁law ▁and ▁custom ▁into ▁the ▁region . ▁During ▁his ▁rule , ▁the ▁Na q sh band i ▁order ▁gained ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁Pen y eng at , ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁princes ▁and ▁court ▁officials ▁required ▁to ▁study ▁are lig ion , ▁S uf ism ▁and ▁improve ▁their ▁Q ur an ic ▁rec itation . ▁The ▁Dutch ▁described ▁the ▁Bug is ▁Yang ▁Di per tu an ▁M ud as ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁as ▁fan at ical ▁Muslim s , ▁narrow ly ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁studies . ▁ ▁R aja ▁Ali ▁ad her ed ▁to ▁the ▁view ▁of ▁Al - G h az ali ▁about ▁the ▁business ▁of ▁government , ▁adopt ing ▁the ▁theory ▁of ▁the ▁bond ▁between ▁a ▁r uler ▁and ▁religion