Sharif Ali
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Sharif ‘Ali / Barkat ‘Ali ibnu Sharif ‘Ajlan ibni Sharif Rumaithah |
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| 3rd Sultan of Brunei | |
| 3rd Sultan of Brunei | |
| Reign | 1425 CE - 1432 CE |
| Predecessor | Sultan Ahmad |
| Successor | Sultan Sulaiman |
| Born | Ta’if, Sharifate of Mecca |
| Died | 1432 CE |
| Burial | Kota Batu, Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Spouse | Puteri Ratna Kesuma (daughter of Sultan Ahmad) |
| Father | Sharif ‘Ajlan |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Sharif ‘Ali ibn ‘Ajlan ibn Rumaithah ibn Muhammad (Arabic: الـشـريـف عـلي ابـن عـجـلان ابـن رمـيـثـة ابـن مـحـمـد) (also known as Sultan Berkat or The Bless Sultan) was the third Sultan of Brunei. He was the son-in-law of the second Sultan Ahmad. He was a scholar of Arabic descent originating from Ta’if, Hejaz.
Sultan Sharif ‘Ali was a descendant of Muhammad through his grandson Al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali. In addition, Sharif ‘Ali served as the Emir of Mecca, and was entitled “Al-Amir Sharif ‘Ali bin Sharif ‘Ajlan bin Sharif Rumaithah bin Sharif Muhammad Abu Numa'i Al-Awwal” (Arabic: الأمـيـر الـشـريـف عـلي بـن الـشـريـف عـجـلان بـن الـشـريـف رمـيـثـة بـن الـشـريـف مـحـمـد أبـو نـمـائي الأول). Sultan Sharif ‘Ali was the ancestor of the Brunei and Sulu royal families.
He ascended the throne in 1425 CE after Sultan Ahmad died without leaving any male descendants. However, the inauguration of Sharif ‘Ali did not solely come from the royal family of Sultan Ahmad. Both Brunei citizens and Brunei royal counselors agreed that Sharif ‘Ali be the Sultan of Brunei because of his deep knowledge in Islam. His merit in spreading Islam cannot be separated from his position as royal ‘ulama in Brunei Kingdom during the role of Sultan Ahmad. For that reason, his marriage to Puteri Ratna Kesuma, the daughter of Sultan Ahmad, was aimed at strengthening his position as a Sultan and an ‘alim. He was the first Sultan of Brunei with no relational genealogy to former Sultans of the Kingdom of Brunei.
Sharif ‘Ali was a very pious ruler and was therefore nicknamed “Sultan Berkat” (Blessed Sultan). He was the first sultan to build a mosque, and fortified the defense of Brunei by ordering his people to build a stone fortress and town (Kota Batu). Sharif ‘Ali governed Brunei according to Islamic principles, and his reign was popular and highly respected. After his death in 1432, he was succeeded by his son Sulaiman.
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