Constantia Forest:    Sheikh Abdul Mutalib

The shrines of the Orang Cayen of Constantia, though the most prominent, are not the only graves of Auliyah to be found in Constantia. 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 this special spot over which their animals refused to go. Some spiritualists were consulted and they confirmed that a kramat lies buried at that spot.

The Orang cayen of 1667 were not the 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 them from having contact with the majority of the slaves. Many were sent to work in this forest where they later died. One of them possibly lies buried at this grave.