JEMPOL, July 25 — His role in injecting the spirit of struggle among the Malays against the yoke of colonialism for national independence cannot be refuted and, in fact, his writings are indelibly fresh until today. The figure in question is Tan Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad, more popularly known...
A typewriter and portrait of Pendeta Za'ba in the Teratak Za'ba at Kampung Bukit Kerdas, Batu Kikir. — Bernama pic
The phrase “The pen is mightier than the sword”, conveyed in various forms over the ages, and coined by English author Edward Bulwer Lytton held true in Malaysia’s own fight for independence where writers and teachers like Za’ba wrote to ignite the struggle against colonialism. “That piece of stone tablet, which is now over 100 years, was made from black stone and framed with wood. Starting from that, Za’ba started to learn to write in Jawi and honed his writing skills,” he told Bernama in an interview recently.
His writings, particularly essays, were published in newspaper and magazines such as Utusan Melayu and Lembaga Melayu, and he also published a series of monographs in the Malay language, besides books on ways of life according to Islam. “Pendeta Za’ba was appointed as the president of Persatuan Melayu Selangor and acted as the All-Malaya Malay Congress organising committee chairman, which led to the birth of the United Malays National Organisation , uniting the Malays under one entity in the struggle against English colonialism,” explained Shamsuddin.
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