How was the Early History of the Acehnese Waqf and Their Intellectual Network in Mecca?

 Hajj is a ritual and the fifth pillar of Islam for Muslims. However, the social and political impact of the Hajj cannot be ignored until scholars try to examine precisely how the Hajj affects Muslims.  William R. Roff wrote his views on Hajj:  Descriptive accounts of the Hajj by participants make clear the emotional power of absorption in a common act of worship in undifferentiated association with fellow Muslims from all parts of the earth, of colors, and all conditions … the pilgrim seeks to find in the transcendence of the mundane and the temporal some alteration in his inner state, from sin to grace, and enhancement of being that will return him changed.  Therefore, the researchers’ attention to the events of the Hajj and their impact cannot be contained. Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje did this when he wanted to research the “Jawah” community in Mecca. The effect of the pilgrimage had forced the Dutch from those who had returned from Arabia.  The Al-Asyi The term most commonly used for Acehnese living in Arabia is al-Asyi. This has not been fully revealed when the Acehnese community is considered part of the “Javanese” and “Malay” communities. However, the Acehnese pilgrimage and their activities in the Arab Land will provide some information about the history of the Islamic reform movement in Southeast Asia.  For example, when Acehnese living in Mecca donated waqf land for the next generation coming to Haramayn. Most of the names of the wakif have the title al-Asyi, which can be seen from the list of Acehnese waqf lands in Mecca: Waqf of Sheikh Muhammad Saleh Asyi and his wife Shaykh Asia (certificate no.324) in Qassasiyyah, waqf of Sulaiman bin Abdullah Asyi in Suqullail (Zeng Market), waqf of Muhammad ‘abid Asyi, Waqf of Abdul Aziz bin Marzuki Asyi, waqf of