Sunan Bonang

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Sunang Bonang
Sayyid Makdum Ibrahim [1]
Born
Raden Makdum Ibrahim

1465
Died1525
Era Demak Sultanate
Organization Walisongo
TitleKangjeng Susuhunan Bonang
Parent

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.

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He was a descendant of the Majapahit nobility in Tuban and a Chinese captain named Gan Eng Cu. [3] However, another source stated that he was a son of Sunan Ampel and female noble, Nyai Ageng Manila. [4] After becoming a prominent ulama, he tried to make ordinary Javanese familiar with Islam. He is known as teacher of Raden Patah, ruler of Demak Sultanate. [4] [5]

According to the manuscript of Het boek van Bonang, which is also known as Lontar Ferrara, Bep Schrieke has recorded that some views from Sunan Bonang that criticize forms of Bid'ah (Heresy) and favor orthodoxy of Islamic teaching. [6] [7] [8]

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  1. Nahdlatul Ulama (July 1995). Aula: majalah Nahḍatul Ulama Volume 17. Pengurus Wilayah Nahdlatul Ulama Jawa Timur. p. 83. Retrieved December 19, 2023. Sayyid Makdum Ibrahim ( Sunan Bonang ) Tuban 5. R. Said ( Sunan Muria ) Gunung Muria 6. Syech Ja'far Shodiq ( Sunan Kudus ) Kudus 7 . R. Sahid ( Sunan Kalijogo ) Kadilangu , Demak 8. R. Fatah ( Sultan Demak ) -Demak
  2. "Berdakwah dengan Tembang 'Tombo Ati'". Republika. Archived from the original on May 7, 2005. Retrieved January 10, 2007.
  3. Muljana, Prof. Dr. Slamet (2005). RUNTUHNYA KERAJAAN HINDU-JAWA DAN TIMBULNYA NEGARA-NEGARA ISLAM DI NUSANTARA. Yogyakarta: LKiS. pp. 86–101. ISBN   979-8451-16-3.
  4. 1 2 Wahyu Ilaihi (2018). Pengantar Sejarah Dakwah (in Indonesian). Kencana. p. 177. ISBN   9789793925967 . Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  5. Carool Kersten (2017). History of Islam in Indonesia Unity in Diversity. Edinburgh University Press. p. 30. ISBN   9780748681877 . Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  6. Hasanu Simon · (2004). Misteri Syekh Siti Jenar peran wali songo dalam mengislamkan tanah Jawa (Paperback) (in Indonesian). Pustaka Pelajar. pp. 100, 134. ISBN   9789793477695 . Retrieved December 3, 2023. ... bid'- ah , meningkatkan iman dan taqwa melalui thoriqot sesuai dengan yang diajarkan oleh Rasulullah Saw , dan ... Kropak Ferrara . Kropak Ferrara yang terdiri atas 23 lembar rontal itu merekam sebuah sarasehan Walisongo , dan di ...
  7. Iqbal Setyarso (2023). Vitamin Filantropi (ebook) (in Indonesian). Penerbit CV. SARNU UNTUNG. p. 54. ISBN   9786231580290 . Retrieved December 3, 2023. ... bid'ah dan kesesatan ( dhalalah ) , sebagaimana terekam dalam dokumen Het boek van Bonang , " E Mitroningsun ? Kerono siro iki apoposihono sami - sami niro Islam lan mitroniro kan isih ing siro lan anjegoho siro ing dholalah lan bid'ah ...
  8. Mahrus Ali (2007). Mantan kiai NU menggugat tahlilan, istighosahan, dan ziarah para wali Muktamar NU ke-1 di Surabaya, tanggal 13 Rabi'us Tsani 1345 H/21 Oktober 1926 M, menyatakan bahwa selamatan setelah kematian adalah bid'ah yang hina! (in Indonesian). Laa Tasyuki Press. pp. 12–13. ISBN   9789791643832 . Retrieved December 3, 2023. yang translasinya: "wahai saudaraku! Karena kalian semua sama-sama mualaf dalam Islam, maka hendaklah kalian saling mencintai saudaramu yang mencintaimu. kalian semua harus mencegah kesalahan dan bid'ah."


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