Al-Sinkili wrote in Malay and Arabic, with topics including Qur'anic interpretation (tafsir), scholastic theology (kalam), sufism (tasawwuf), and Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh). He wrote around twenty-two books. One of his famous book was titled Mir'at al-Thullab fi Tasyi al-Ma'rifah al-Ahkam al-Syar'iyah li al-Malik al-Wahhab.