In addition, he also published several novels and books such as: Merantau ke Deli ('Going Away to Deli'), Kedudukan Perempuan dalam Islam ('Women's Position in Islam'), ('The Director'), New Forces, Driven, In The Valley of Life, Father, Modern Mysticism, and Falsafah Hidup ('Life Philosophy').

After the novel was published in 1938, he wrote, which was written as a serialised story in Pedoman Masyarakat. While in Medan, he wrote, which was inspired by his trip to Mecca in 1927. Through Pedoman Masyarakat, he used the penname 'Hamka' for the first time.

During his time in Medan, he worked as an editor and became editor-in-chief of a magazine, which he founded with an Islamic cleric. I was poor and on hard times at the time' His realization for his father's honest concern of him changed his view of his father.After about a year settling in, Abdul Malik left his hometown again to go to Medan in 1936. Criticism he received in his native land motivated him to be more mature.In February 1927, he made the decision to go to to expand his religious knowledge, including learning the Arabic language and performing his first pilgrimage. He was often derided as an 'uncertified Islam orator', even he had received criticism from some scholars because he did not master language well. But at that moment, everything is precisely sharply criticised by his father, 'Speeches alone are useless, fill yourself with knowledge, then those speeches would be meaningful and useful.' On the other hand, he did not get a good reception from the public. Between the business of his activity in the field of through writing, he made speeches in several places in Padang Panjang. Hamka's trip to Mecca in 1927 inspired him to write.After a year in Java, Hamka went back to Padang Panjang in July 1925 where he wrote his first magazine titled Chatibul Ummah, which contained a collection of speeches that he listened on ( Surau Jembatan Besi), and Tabligh Muhammadiyah.

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