The Coming of Sheik Joseph. Abadin Tadia Tjoessoep (1626–23 May 1699), more commonly known as Sheikh Yusuf or Sheik Joseph, was an Indonesian Muslim of noble descent. He was also known as Muhammad Yusuf al-Maqassari. In 1693 he was exiled to the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, which resulted in his establishing Islam in the Cape. from the book ' Romance of Empire : South Africa ' by Ian Duncan Colvin, Edited by John Lang, with illustrations in colour by John R. Skelton and Smithard Publisher: London Edinburgh, & Jack in 1909

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