Afghanistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia. In the 16th century, under the reign of Akbar, it was a region where the Kasida al-Lamiyya fil-tawwidd enjoyed considerable circulation, as noted in the source.
Connection to Aceh
The spread of the creed poem from Afghanistan (and North India) to the Malay archipelago illustrates the trans‑Indian Ocean literary networks that linked Aceh with the broader Islamic world.
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Source
20260707_232246_DLP-54-Een_16de_eeuwse_Maleise_vertaling_van_de_Burda_van_al_Bu_s_i_ri_OCR.txt, p. 99.