{"id":234,"date":"2016-05-21T10:15:13","date_gmt":"2016-05-21T10:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wanahmadnajib.com\/?page_id=234"},"modified":"2020-02-02T15:02:46","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T15:02:46","slug":"the-thoughts-of-a-wandering-mind","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wanahmadnajib.com\/?page_id=234","title":{"rendered":"THE THOUGHTS OF A WANDERING MIND"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fulfilling the request of my brother, sis-in-law, aunts and cousins, I&#8217;ve scanned the legendary compilation put together by my late grandfather, Dato&#8217; Paduka \u00a0Haji Wan Ibrahim bin Wan Soloh.\u00a0I had used my dad&#8217;s copy to scan it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As mentioned, this compilation was what inspired me to start my writing journey. He actually typed many copies of it when he was 80 years old back in 1985, passing his compressed knowledge\u00a0on to his children and grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I wonder if I could even get myself up when I am at that age.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanahmadnajib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Thoughts-of-A-Wandering-Mind.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanahmadnajib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Thoughts-of-A-Wandering-Mind.pdf\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-270 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wanahmadnajib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160530_0002.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160530_0002\" width=\"391\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanahmadnajib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160530_0002.jpg 2356w, https:\/\/www.wanahmadnajib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160530_0002-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.wanahmadnajib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160530_0002-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wanahmadnajib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20160530_0002-691x1024.jpg 691w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Thoughts of A\u00a0Wandering Mind &#8211; by\u00a0Dato&#8217; Paduka Haji Wan Ibrahim Wan Soloh<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You may download the\u00a0scanned copy of the compilation\u00a0by clicking on the link below or the image above.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Download it here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanahmadnajib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Thoughts-of-A-Wandering-Mind.pdf\">The Thoughts of A Wandering Mind<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The file is rather large (29.3 MB). It was a bit difficult to scan it as it wasn&#8217;t typed on the normal A4 size paper.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The sight of the original version is a classic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To my family members, have fun reading and learning about our legendary grandfather, <em>Tok Ein<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>My Late Grandfather,\u00a0Dato&#8217; Paduka Haji Wan Ibrahim Wan Soloh<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-242 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wanahmadnajib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/TokEin.jpg\" alt=\"TokEin\" width=\"157\" height=\"235\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dato&#8217; Paduka Haji Wan Ibrahim Wan Soloh was born on 24th December 1905 in Klang, Selangor. Although he was born\u00a0and raised\u00a0in Selangor, his roots traces back to Kedah &#8211; tracing back to\u00a0Wan Su, Temenggung Kolot Bukit Lada, Mukim Padang Kerbau, Daerah Kota Setar, Kedah.\u00a0He received his primary education at the Vernacular School, Langat from 1915 until 1917. He then continued his studies at Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK), Perak.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was conferred the title Dato&#8217; Seri Amar Diraja by the Sultan of Kedah in 1959, which made him responsible for managing\u00a0customs (<em>adat-istiadat<\/em>)\u00a0related matters for the Kedah royal family.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He married Datin Wan Mardziah Wan Sulaiman (<em>Tok Mak<\/em>), daughter of the Shaykh Islam of Kedah,\u00a0Haji Wan Sulaiman Wan Sidek. Their marriage gave birth to 11 children and among them is my daddy, Wan Ahmad Lotfi Wan Ibrahim.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was the person\u00a0who gave me and brother our names &#8211; our beloved grandfather, <em>Tok Ein<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fulfilling the request of my brother, sis-in-law, aunts and cousins, I&#8217;ve scanned the legendary compilation put together by my late grandfather, Dato&#8217; Paduka \u00a0Haji Wan Ibrahim bin Wan Soloh.\u00a0I had used my dad&#8217;s copy to scan it. As mentioned, this compilation was what inspired me to start my writing journey. 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