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Sheikh Abdul Mutalib
The shrine of the Orang Cayen of Constansia, though the most prominent, are not the only graves of Auliyah to be found. In 1972 another grave was found. The grave was identified by woodcutters working in Constantia. Strange things happened to their donkeys and their carts, especially at about one o’ clock on Friday afternoons. There was a special place over which their animals would refuse to go. Some spiritualists were consulted and they confirmed that a kramat lies buried under that spot.
The Orang Cayen of 1667 were not only political exiles sent to the Company’s forest in Constantia. During company rule many political prisoners of high standing were exiled to the Cape. They were usually placed at the more remote post to prevent hem from having contact with the majority of the slaves. Many were sent to work in the forest where they later died. One of them possibly lies buried at this grave.
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