His biographer
Al - ' Alim 'Allamah al - 'Arif al - Rabbani Shaykh Wan Daud bin Shaykh wan Abdullah bin Shaykh Wan Idris al - fatani was better known as simply Shaykh Daud al -Fatani or Tok Shaykh Daud al - Fatani, While his full name which is commonly used in his books is daud bi Abdullah Idris al - Fatani al - Malayuwi.
The exact date of his birth is a subject of discussion among his biographers. Mohd. Shaghir, state in his book Sheik Daud bin Abdulah al - Fatani Ulama' dan Pengarang Terulung Asia Tenggara that there are three possible dates Shayh Daud's birth 1133 AH, 1153 AH. and 1183 AH. Ahmad Fathy and Ismail Che Daud are of the opinion that 1183 AH was the Shaykh Daud's birth. With regard to his birth place, there are a few possibilities. Both Mohd. Shaghir and Ahmad Fathy opine that Shaykh Daud, an outstanding Malay scholar, was born in Krese about seven Kilometre form the current city of Pattani. however, Ahmad Fathy specifically state that shaykh Daud was
born in Kampung Perek Marhum, a small village near Krese.