Syed Sheikh Al-Hadi is a renowned Muslim novelist and journalist around the turn of the 20th Century. Syed Sheikh Al-Hadi's house is along the Jelutong main road. He co-founded several Jawi magazines, including the Al-Imam (1906), Al-Ikhwan and Saudara (both in the 1920s). He authored the novel Hikayat Faridah Hanom (1926) which became a bestseller among the Malay public. In 1919, Syed Sheikh Al-Hadi became the headmaster of the Islamic school Madrasatul Mashoor Al-Islamiyah, a leading Islamic education centre in Southeast Asia.
This Chinese temple was once the home of Islamic reformist Syed Sheikh Al-Hadi.
Syed Sheik Al-Hadi's house was bought over by vegetarian nuns who used it as a temple serving vegetarian meals to the public on the first and fifteenth of each lunar month.
Finding Accommodation in Penang
If you're going to Penang, you now have the option of finding accommodation in a hotel, or look for one in hostels and guesthouses. To book a room in a star-rated hotel, use the Penang Hotel Guide for Budget Travelers. To find accommodation in a Hostel or Guesthouse, use the Penang Guide to Hostels and Guesthouses. Each link provides detailed listing of the type of accommodation you can expect in Penang. Be aware that you get what you pay for. If you need a certain degree of comfort, then a star-rated hotel may be an ideal option for you. On the other hand, if you are able to forego a bit of creature comfort, then hostels and guesthouses are clean, safe, and incredibly good value for money. For accommodation in other destinations, visit Hotel Guide for Budget Travelers or Hostels & Guesthouses Accommodation Guide.
There are several mosques and Muslim heritage structures in Penang worth exploring. Click to view a list of some that have been documented in AsiaExplorers.
There are many heritage sites in Penang - indeed it has one of the densiest concentration of sites in Malaysia. Explore these many sites with AsiaExplorers.
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