Wali Songo's Da'wah Journey

Hermann   September 24, 2021   History, Manaqib, Sejarah, Ulama, Wali Songo, Wali Songo's Da'wah Journey   Comment  

 

 

Islam entered and developed in the archipelago, for the first time in the coastal areas of Aceh, which was marked by the establishment of the Jeumpa Islamic Sultanate (776 AD), Peureulak (875 AD) Samudra Pasai (1260 AD). Before Islam came and developed in Southeast Asia, Malaysia was in the world trade route that connected the Arab and Indian regions with China, and was used as a transit point as well as a very important trading center.1 From the coast of Aceh-Malacca-Sumatra, Islam then spread to various directions east to areas on the north coast of Java such as Surabaya, Gresik, Tuban, then continued eastward to areas of Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Ternate and Tidore in the islands of Maluku, Papua, Nusa Tenggara, Bali. The growth and development of Islam in the early period was marked by the discovery of the tomb of Fatimah bint Maemun (died 1082 AD), in Leran, Gresik, East Java. The estafeta of Islamic da'wah did not stop until one after another the birth of a number of reliable figures, including Wali Songo, they were Maulana Malik Ibrahim in Gresik, Sunan Ampel in Surabaya, Sunan Giri in Gresik, Sunan Bonang in Tuban, Sunan Drajat in Lamongan, Sunan Kudus in Kudus, Sunan Muria in Kudus, Sunan Kalijaga in Kadilangu Demak, and Sunan Gunung Jati in Cirebon.

The great successes of Islamic da'wah have provided exemplary, among others, in the aspects of economy. Through economic power, Islam on the island of Java rose to give birth to political power in the form of the Sultanate of Demak. The presence of the Sultanate of Demak cannot be separated from the role of Wali Songo who is considered the leader of a large number of Islamic preachers in da'wah Islamiyah in areas on the island of Java.