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Sunan Muria (or Muria) is, according to the Babad Tanah Jawi ("History of the land of Java") manuscripts, one of the nine Wali Sanga ("nine saints") involved in propagating Islam in Indonesia. [ 1 ] He was born as Raden Umar Said, as the son of Raden Said (Sunan Kalijaga).
Sunan Ampel: Born in Champa in 1401 CE, died in 1481 CE in Demak, Central Java. Can be considered a focal point of the Wali Sanga: he was the son of Sunan Gresik and the father of Sunan Bonang and Sunan Dradjat. Sunan Ampel was also the cousin and father-in-law of Sunan Giri. In addition, Sunan Ampel was the grandfather of Sunan Kudus.
Sunan Kudus (born Syekh Jafar As-Shodiq bin Utsman Al-Hamadani; 1500-1550), founder of Kudus, is one of the Wali Sanga (lit. "Nine Saints"), of Java , Indonesia to whom the propagation of Islam amongst the Javanese is attributed.
Malik Ibrahim (died 7 April 1419), also known as Sunan Gresik or Kakek Bantal, was the first of the Wali Songo, the nine men generally thought to have introduced Islam to Java. [ 1 ] : 241 His habit of placing the Qu'ran on a pillow led to him receiving the nickname Kakek Bantal (lit.
Haji Rasul's son Hamka was also a prominent ulama, politician, and author.Rusdi Hamka, his grandson, is a politician, a member of DPR from United Development Party.His grandchild, Sutan Amrull, is a noted makeup artist and drag performer in the United States, known by the stage name Raja Gemini who won the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race and returned to compete on the winners-only seventh ...
According to its website it has built and manages over 750 mosques, has a university level training programs for du’āt (preachers), teachers and rural development workers (known as Mohammad Natsir Institute for Dakwah in Tambun, Bekasi Regency), graduates of which are placed particularly in the remote and isolated regions.
As'ad was born as Raden As'ad Syamsul Arifin in Syi'ib Ali, near Haram Mosque, Mecca, the oldest son of Raden Ibrahim and his wife Siti Maimunah. [2] [3] Kiai As'ad was of Wali Sanga’s descent from his father who was of a genealogical line from Sunan Kudus, [4] and his mother who was of Sunan Ampel’s line.
Sunan Bonang (born Raden Makdum Ibrahim) [2] was one of the nine Wali Songo (lit. "Nine Saints "), along with his father Sunan Ampel and his brother Sunan Drajat who are said to have established Islam as the dominant religion amongst the Javanese , Indonesia's largest ethnic group.