On February 27, 1879, Thawil was made a Sheikh (taking care of the hajj who came from Indonesia), and since there were two Arsyads from Indonesia, he was called Arsyad "Thawil" (arabic: tall) and one more was Arsyad "Qasir" (arabic: short).
Pada tanggal 27 Februari 1879, Arsyad diangkat menjadi seorang "Syekh" (mengurus orang berhaji yang datang dari Indonesia), dan karena ada dua Arsyad dari Indonesia, dia dijuluki Arsyad "Thawil" (Bahasa Arab: jangkung) dan satunya lagi Arsyad "Qasir" (Bahasa Arab: pendek).