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Muhammad Amrullah
Muhammad Amrullah Tuanku Muhammad Abdullah Saleh (1840 in West Sumatra – 1909 in West Sumatra) also known as Tuanku Kisai, was a great scholar of Minangkabau and an ancestor of two major figures in the Malay world, his son, Abdul Karim Amrullah, and grandson, Hamka. His grandfather was Tuanku Nan Tuo, one of the prime movers of the Padri in West Sumatra.Amrullah was a follower of the Naqshbandi order and he is listed as one of the ''Kaum Tua'' movement. His son Abdul Karim Amrullah, was a pioneer and major figure in the struggle, and also a follower of the ''Kaum Muda'' movement. Abdul Karim Amrullah rejected the Naqshbandi deeds; while rejecting the bond 'taqlid', he was more likely inclined to the beliefs of Muhammad Abduh. Amrullah has married a total of eight times and have 46 children. Provided by Wikipedia