Abdullah was among the earliest Hadhrami Arab settlers in Aceh, and, like many of his kinsmen who came after, he served as the Naqib "religious leader" of Aceh.
Abdullah adalah salah satu pemukim Arab Hadhrami yang paling awal di Aceh, dan, seperti banyak sanak saudaranya yang datang setelah itu, dia berperan sebagai "Naqib", pemimpin agama Aceh.