. ▁Liter ature ▁was ▁not ▁sole ly ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁entertain ment , ▁but ▁also ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁mental ▁stim ulation ▁and ▁religious ▁sol ace . ▁ ▁R aja ▁A isy ah ' s ▁H ik ay at ▁Sy ams ul ▁An war , ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁was ▁perhaps ▁one ▁earliest ▁test aments ▁of ▁femin ism ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁Mal ay ▁literature : ▁it ▁describes ▁the ▁secret ▁life ▁of ▁B adr ul ▁Mu in , ▁a ▁hero ine ▁who ▁dis gu ises ▁herself ▁as ▁a ▁male . ▁The ▁story ▁illustr ates ▁that ▁a ▁woman ▁can ▁achieve ▁a ▁same ▁level ▁with ▁a ▁man . ▁While ▁her ▁subsequent ▁work , ▁Sy air ▁Kh ad am ud din ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁gr ief ▁of ▁its ▁hero ine ▁Sab aria h ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁husband ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁pir ates , ▁it ▁was ▁pres umed ▁that ▁the ▁work ▁was ▁a ▁semi - aut obi ographical ▁account , ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁husband ▁R aja ▁K hal id ▁Hit am ▁in ▁Japan , ▁with ▁the ▁pir ates ▁being ▁a ▁met ap hor ▁for ▁a ▁foreign ▁land . ▁ ▁R aja ▁Ali ▁Kel ana ' s ▁works ▁in ▁R ia u - L ing ga ▁included ▁P oh on ▁Per h imp un an ▁P ada ▁Men y ata kan ▁Per i ▁Per jal an an ▁( 1 8 9 9 ) ▁( a ▁narr ation ▁of ▁his ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁T ud ju h