He became a scribe and copyist for Sir Stamford Raffles, followed by, in 1815, becoming translator of the Gospels and other text for the London Missionary Society.
Usman defined old Malay literature as those written before Abdullah bin Abdulkadir Munsyi came to prominence.
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