Draft:Jamal al-Din al-Husayn
| Jamal al-Din al-Husayn | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jamal al-Din al-Husayn |
| Personal Details | |
| Birth Place | Malabar, India |
| Brith Date | 709 AH |
| Death Place | Java, Indonesia |
| Death Date | 778 AH |
| Religion | Islam |
Jamal al-Din al-Husayn (709 - 778 AH) was a Sheikh, merchant, and Islamic preacher who migrated from his homeland to the Far East islands for trade and spreading Islam and calling to God, and is counted among the first Muslim preachers on the island of Java. Most of the Nine Saints who spread Islam in Java were his descendants, in what is currently one of the most Muslim-populated regions in the world.
Lineage
Husayn ibn Ahmad ibn Abdallah Azmat Khan ibn Abdul Malik ibn Alawi Amm al-Faqih al-Muqaddam ibn Muhammad Sahib Mirbat ibn Ali Khali' Qasam ibn Alawi ibn Muhammad ibn Alawi ibn Ubaydallah ibn Ahmad al-Muhajir ibn Isa ibn Muhammad al-Naqib ibn Ali al-Uraydi ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq ibn Muhammad al-Baqir ibn Ali Zayn al-Abidin ibn al-Husayn ibn Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, and Imam Ali was the husband of Fatimah, daughter of Muhammad peace be upon him and his family. He is the nineteenth grandson of the Messenger of God Muhammad peace be upon him and his family.[1]
Birth and Upbringing
He was born in the year 709 AH / 1310 AD in the Malabar region of India. His father was the ruler of the state of Malabar and his grandfather Abdul Malik was the one who migrated from Hadhramaut to India. Jamal al-Din al-Husayn traveled to various regions to acquire more knowledge, including the city of Samarkand in Central Asia where he lived for a long time, as it was one of the centers of science and knowledge at that time.[2]
Migration
He migrated to the Malay Archipelago around the year 750 AH / 1349 AD and was the first person from the Azmat Khan family to move to Southeast Asia. One of the main reasons for his migration was the propagation of Islam. He first went to Kelantan in the Malay Peninsula and from there to Samudera Pasai on the island of Sumatra, after which he moved to the island of Java. There he was known as "Jamad al-Kubra", but was not as famous as his descendants. The eastern regions of Java at that time were under the rule of the Hindu Majapahit Kingdom, which was very difficult to penetrate because this country controlled the interior of Java and it was Hindu teachings that the Javanese people adhered to and had a great influence on people's lives.
Missionary Activities
Upon entering the island of Java, Jamal al-Din al-Husayn, along with other scholars, his students, and his sons, were divided into three groups; he with the first group directly entered Java via Semarang and stopped in Demak. From Demak, the journey continued to Majapahit to a small village called Trowulan. There they agreed to teach anyone who wanted to study the religion of Islam, while the second group went to the city of Gresik, and among them was his grandson Malik Ibrahim ibn Barakat Zayn al-Abidin with his brother Ja'far Ibrahim. The third group, led by his son Ibrahim Asmoro, went to Tuban.
Jamal al-Din al-Husayn entered the Majapahit Kingdom and initially lived in the Bojonegoro region, and by placing his experience in the field of agriculture, which brought many benefits to the people of Majapahit, he was able to attract their attention and lay the groundwork for Islam, propagation, and guidance, and eventually many people of Majapahit converted to Islam.
Death
He died in the year 778 AH / 1376 AD and was buried in Trowulan in East Java, and now many people from all over Indonesia go to visit his tomb.[3]
It has also been said that because most of the people of Albugis did not convert to Islam, he went to the island of Sulawesi and lived there until the end of his life and died in the year (857 AH / 1453 AD) and was buried in the village of Tusura, and his shrine is located next to the Tusura Mosque in the old region of Wajo.[4] In addition, there are other scattered shrines on the island of Java attributed to him.[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ Al-Mashhur, Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad (1404 AH). "Shams al-Zahirah" (PDF). Part II. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Alam al-Ma'rifah. p. 529. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2020.
- ↑ "Maulana Husain, Pelopor Dakwah Nusantara". Kanzunqalam's Blog. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020.
- ↑ BS, Tri Wibowo (2015). Akulah Debu Di Jalan Al-Musthofa: Jejak-Jejak Awliya Allah (in Indonesian). Jakarta, Indonesia: Prenada. p. 208.
- ↑ Ibda, Hamidulloh (2019). Andrian Gandi Wijanarko (ed.). Peradaban Makam: kajian inskripsi, kuburan, dan makam (in Indonesian). Indonesia: CV. Asna Pustaka. p. 67.
- ↑ "Syeik Jumadil Kubra: Bapak Para Wali di Nusantara". Gana Islamika. 2018. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020.
Sources
"KEBERADAAN SYEKH JAMALUDDIN AKBAR ALHUSAINI DI KABUPATEN WAJO PROVINSI SULAWESI SELATAN". Balai Pelestarian Nilai Budaya Sulawesi Selatan. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020.