THE ROLE OF TOK KU PALOH IN MANAGING AND UNITING THE PAHANG FIGHTERS IN THE PAHANG REBELLION 1891-1895

The revolt of Pahang at the end of 19th century succeeded in featuring two series of struggle between the British colonisers and the Pahang fighters. One of the series shows that there is a role of religion which displays the major role of a Malay Muslim scholar. He is Tok Ku Paloh who can be seen managing and uniting all the fighters while evoking the spirit of Jihad at the second series of the fight. This writing, therefore, will examine the actual role played by this well-known figure. It will use the methods of literature review and content analysis. Through these methods, it was found that Tok Ku Paloh employed the methods of teachings and writings as one of the forms of Jihad in injecting and instilling as well as strengthening the religious belief amongst the Pahang fighters. Once the religious belief had been strengthened and appreciated, he then shouted the slogan of Jihad Sabil at the second series of the struggle. This managed to unite the fighters in fighting against their enemies as well as driving out the British colonisers from continuing to colonise Pahang