Biography of Sunan Gresik Indonesia

Biography of Sunan Gresik, Member of Wali Songo who Spread Islam in Indonesia

The development of teachingsIslamdid not escape the role of Wali Songo who spread the religion. Wali Songo are nine guardians or Islamic figures who are respected in Indonesia, especially on the island of Java. Each Wali Songo has the title "Sunan" in Javanese, which means "an honorable person".

Most of the guardians also have the nickname "Raden" because they are descended from aristocrats, namely Javanese noble families. One of the well-known Wali Songo figures is Sunan Gresik whose real name is Sunan Maulana Malik Ibrahim.

Citing the book History of Islamic Culture of Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Class VI by Yusak Burhanudin and Ahmad Fida', he was the first Wali Songo to spread the teachings of Islam, especially in the Gresik area, East Java. Sunan Gresik spread the teachings of Islam by means oftrade, unlock free treatment, and more.

He first came to Gresik in 1404 AD in Sembalo Village, which at that time was still under Majapahit rule. Currently Sembalo Village has changed its name to Leran Village, which is located in Manyar District, about nine meters to the north of Gresik City.

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Biography of Sunan Gresik

Rizem Azid writes in the book Sejarah Islam Nusantara , that Sunan Gresik is also known by the nickname Sheikh Maghribi or Maulana Maghribi. Other nicknames are Sunan Tandhes, Sunan Raja Wali, Wali Quthub, Mursyidur Aulia' Wali Sanga, Sayyidul Auliya Wali Sanga, Ki Ageng Bantal, and Maulana Makhdum Ibrahim I.

Because he was considered the first wali to come to Java, Sunan Gresik was seen as the most senior wali of the other walisongo. According to oral sources and folklore, he came to the archipelago and began to spread Islam by establishing a mosque in Pasucinan Village, Manyak District.

Knowing the biography of Sunan Gresik, one version states that Sunan Gresik is the 22nd descendant of the Prophet Muhammad SAW. He is thought to have been born in Samarkand, Central Asia, in the first half of the 14th century AD.

Sunan Gresik still has brotherly ties to Maulana Ishaq (father of Sunan Giri), a well-known cleric in Samudra Pasai. Both are the children of a Persian cleric named Maulana Jumadil Kubro, who is believed to be the 10th descendant of Zainal Abidin bin Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.

Sunan Gresik has lived in Campa for 13 years. There, he married the king's daughter who gave him two sons, namely Raden Rahmad or Sunan Ampel and Ali Murtadha, commonly known as Raden Santri.

In Gresik, he founded a boarding school and began preaching by approaching the village community and studying Javanese culture. In preaching, Sunan Gresik uses a wise and appropriate strategy based on the teachings of the Qur'an in Surah An-Nahl verse 125.

Sunan Gresik is known as a person who is gentle, compassionate, and friendly to all people, whether fellow Muslims or non-Muslims. In addition, Sunan Gresik also introduced new ways of farming.

This trait has made him known as the most respected and respected public figure. It was his good personality that attracted the locals so that they flocked to Islam voluntarily and became his loyal followers.

The creed and schools of fiqh he adheres to are Ahlussunnah wal Jamaah Islam and are based on the Shafi'i school of fiqh. During the spread of Islam, Sunan Gresik was a murshid of 9 mu'tabarah walisongo congregations, namely the 'Alawiyah, Qadiriyah, Naqsyabandiyah, Syadziliyah, Sanusiyah, Maulawiyah congregations, Nur Muhammadiyah, Khidiriyah, and Al-Ahadiyah.

Sunan Gresik continued to preach in Gresik until the end of his life, namely in 1419 AD. He died on Monday, 12 Rabiul Awal 822 AD which coincided with April 8th. Currently, Sunan Gresik's tomb is located in Gapura Village, Gresik, East Java.