ia u ▁would ▁visit ▁Pen y eng at ▁before ▁emb ark ing ▁on ▁their ▁H aj j ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁the ▁Muslim ▁holy ▁land . ▁The ▁mos que ▁was ▁the ▁center pie ce ▁of ▁the ▁society , ▁not ▁sole ly ▁as ▁a ▁religious ▁centre , ▁but ▁also ▁for ▁scholar ship , ▁law ▁and ▁administration ▁offices . ▁The ▁mos que , ▁located ▁opposite ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁administrative ▁centre ▁of ▁Tan j ung ▁Pin ang , ▁stood ▁for ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁Yang ▁Di per tu an ▁M ud as ▁through ▁their ▁dev otion ▁to ▁Islam . ▁ ▁Mal ay ness ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Bug is ▁Yang ▁Di per tu an ▁M ud as ▁began ▁to ▁perce ive ▁themselves ▁as ▁guard ians ▁of ▁a ▁qu int ess ential ▁Mal ay ▁culture , ▁while ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁the ▁Bug is ▁language ▁and ▁custom s ▁within ▁the ▁di as por a ▁community ▁in ▁R ia u - L ing ga ▁gradually ▁decl ined ▁after ▁being ▁largely ▁Mal ay ised ▁over ▁several ▁gener ations . ▁Several ▁custom ary ▁practices ▁and ▁did ▁surv ive ▁however , ▁for ▁instance ▁the ▁rever ed ▁position ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁society ▁and ▁the ▁close ▁aff inity ▁of ▁kin ship ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁common ▁Bug is ▁ancest ry ▁and ▁her itage . ▁ ▁A ▁prominent ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁culture ▁in ▁R ia u - L ing ga ▁was ▁R aja ▁Ali ▁H aj i , ▁of ▁Bug is - Mal ay ▁extra