. ▁Re forms ▁were ▁instit uted ▁and ▁g amb ling , ▁co ck f ight ing , ▁the ▁mixing ▁of ▁un mar ried ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁and ▁the ▁we aring ▁of ▁gold ▁or ▁sil k ▁are ▁all ▁forb idden , ▁and ▁women ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁be ▁ve iled . ▁Pir ates ▁and ▁ev ild o ers ▁were ▁sever ely ▁pun ished ▁and ▁the ▁mis cre ants ▁ex iled . ▁The ▁public ▁were ▁all ▁required ▁to ▁perform ▁the ▁five ▁oblig atory ▁pray ers , ▁with ▁a ▁special ▁dawn ▁watch ▁constit uted ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁people ▁rose ▁for ▁the ▁sub uh ▁( f aj r ) ▁prayer . ▁This ▁was ▁continued ▁during ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁R aja ▁Abd ul lah , ▁who ▁was ▁equally ▁a ▁devoted ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁S uf i ▁order . ▁ ▁The ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁im am ▁in ▁R ia u - L ing ga ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁author itative ▁concerning ▁the ▁matters ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁law , ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁the ▁respective ▁roles ▁of ▁the ▁Sultan ▁and ▁Yang ▁Di per tu an ▁M uda ▁under ▁the ▁p ledge ▁of ▁alleg iance . ▁The ▁administration ▁ad her ed ▁to ▁the ▁separation ▁of ▁powers ▁between ▁the ▁im am , ▁the ▁s ultan ▁and ▁the ▁u le ma , ▁each ▁acting ▁within ▁their ▁own ▁function ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁Islam ic ▁state . ▁ ▁R ia u ▁was ▁ha iled ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁Ser amb i ▁M ek ah ▁( G ate way ▁to ▁Me cca ) ▁and ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁R