▁Arch ip el ago ▁between ▁February ▁and ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 6 ); ▁Per h imp un an ▁Pla k at ▁( 1 9 0 0 ) ▁( a ▁report ▁on ▁his ▁journey ▁to ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ) ▁and ▁Kit ab ▁K ump ul an ▁Ring k as ▁( 1 9 1 0 ) ▁( a ▁religious ▁and ▁psych ological ▁guide ). ▁ ▁Library ▁ ▁A ▁major ▁figure ▁for ▁the ▁literary ▁culture ▁in ▁Pul au ▁Pen y eng at ▁was ▁Muhammad ▁Y us of ▁A hm adi , ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Yang ▁Di per tu an ▁M uda ▁of ▁R ia u . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Na q sh band i , ▁a ▁major ▁su fi ▁t ari qa . ▁He ▁str essed ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁religion ▁and ▁knowledge ▁through ▁literature . ▁He ▁considered ▁that ▁a ▁Muslim ▁must ▁be ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁the ological ▁wisdom ▁before ▁performing ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁Islam ic ▁oblig ations . ▁Without ▁knowledge , ▁in ▁his ▁view , ▁all ▁the ▁duties ▁of ▁a ▁Muslim ▁would ▁be ▁in ▁vain . ▁He ▁further ▁str essed ▁that ▁knowledge ▁and ▁literature ▁are ▁kin ▁to ▁one ▁another , ▁literature ▁born ▁of ▁the ▁th irst ▁for ▁knowledge , ▁and ▁knowledge ▁trans f used ▁by ▁literature . ▁ ▁He ▁founded ▁the ▁K ut ub ▁Khan ah ▁Y amt uan ▁A hm adi ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁the ▁first ▁Islam ic ▁library ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁world . ▁The ▁library ▁collection ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁Muhammad