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25-567: The ensemble is said to have been created by Java's first Muslim prince, or one of the Wali Sanga , in order to convert reluctant Javanese to the Islamic faith. However, it almost certainly already existed, though the music was probably used to propagate the faith. The style of the Sekaten ensemble is very loud and majestic, because it seeks to attract people to the mosque. It was said that if

50-688: A saron player was able to play so hard that he broke one of the bronze keys, he would get a reward from the sultan. The gamelan sekaten includes neither singers nor the soft instruments, unlike most Javanese ensembles. The ensembles are kept in the royal palaces. Two sets dating to the 16th century are found in each of the kraton in Surakarta and Yogyakarta , and two in Cirebon , one at Keraton Kasepuhan and one at Keraton Kanoman. Previously they were found in Madura and Banten as well. The names of

75-603: A common thought that they are the ancestors or preceptors of the founders of Islam in Java – an oblique acknowledgement, perhaps, of the prestige of the Qubrowi in the period of Islamisation. Tracing the lineage earlier than Malik Ibrahim is problematic, but some scholars believe that his lineages are of Chinese descent and not Arab. Although his silsila are listed in various Javanese royal chronicles (such as Sejarah Banten ) to denote ancestral lineage from erstwhile Hindu kings ,

100-536: A highly educated family in Kashan. His great-grandfather migrated from Samarqand . According to author Martin van Bruinessen of the history of Islamic Java: the Syekh Jumadil Kubra, to whom all the saints of Java appear to be related with. It appears that this name, which almost certainly is a corruption of Najmuddin al-Kubra, has attached itself to various legendary and mythical personalities, who have

125-768: A reading by J. P. Mosquette of the inscription at Ibrahim's grave, identifies his origin from Kashan, modern-day Iran. Syekh Jumadil Kubra and Malik Ibrahim are disciples of the Kubrowi Shafi'i school. Whose jurist is Mir Syed Ali Hamadani Shafi'i (died 1384) of Hamedan , Iran. According to Dr Alexander Wain, new research of their association with Gresik suggests the Hamadani penetrated Java between 14th and mid-16th centuries and also explains Kubrawi Hamadani influence widespread in north India and South China and after entered Java, and wain impression that Kubra-Hamadani are founder of Islam in Java. Malik Ibrahim belonged to

150-781: A substantial presence. Notes from the time of the Tang dynasty of China indicated that merchants from the Middle East had come to the kingdom of Shih-li-fo-shi ( Srivijaya ) in Sumatra, and Holing ( Kalingga ) in Java in the year 674 AD, (i.e. in the transitional period of Caliph Ali to Mu'awiya ). In the 10th century, a group of Persians called the Lor tribes came to Java. They lived in an area in Ngudung ( Kudus ), also known as Loram (from

175-714: Is a Sufi order that traces its spiritual lineage ( Silsilah ) to the Islamic prophet, Muhammad , through Ali , Muhammad's cousin, son-in-law and the First Imam. This is in similar to most other Sufi orders that trace their lineage to Ali. The Kubrawiya order is named after its 13th-century founder Najm al-Din Kubra , who lived in Konye-Urgench under the Khwarazmian dynasty (present day Turkmenistan ). The Mongols captured Konye-Urgench in 1221 and killed much of

200-525: Is in the earlier Munggang and Kodokngorek ensembles, to "leading" the ensemble by playing the pitches in anticipating patterns. In the ensemble, players sit on opposite sides of the bonang , which may have led to the modern configuration of pots, which is aimed at making octaves comfortable. Wali Sanga The Wali Songo (also transcribed as Wali Sanga , English : Nine Saints) are revered saints of Islam in Indonesia , especially on

225-521: Is so much frequented by the Saracen merchants that they have converted the natives to the Law of Mohammet — I mean the townspeople only, for the Java hill-people live for all the world like beasts, and eat human flesh, as well as all other kinds of flesh, clean or unclean. And they worship this, that, and the other thing; for in fact the first thing that they see on rising in the morning, that they do worship for

250-432: Is the lowest pitched, largest, and loudest ensemble in Java. In recent times the gamelan at ISI Surakarta commissioned a special Sekaten set that would be compatible with their other gamelan, to be used in new experimental compositions. Historically, the Sekaten ensemble is notable in the development of the gamelan because it marked the change from the use of the bonang as the most important melody instrument, as it

275-606: Is widely accepted, but its authenticity relies much on repeated citations of a handful of early sources, reinforced as "facts" in school textbooks and other modern accounts. This list differs somewhat from the names suggested in the Babad Tanah Jawi manuscripts. One theory about the variation of composition is: "The most probable explanation is that there was a loose council of nine religious leaders, and that as older members retired or died, new members were brought into this council". However, it should be borne in mind that

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300-735: The Silk Road , but instead traveled by sea towards the Persian Gulf . He stopped in Perlak , a port city in Aceh . According to Polo, in Perlak there were three groups, namely (1) ethnic Chinese, who were all Muslims ; (2) Western (Persians), also entirely Muslim ; and (3) indigenous people in the hinterland, who worshipped trees, rocks, and spirits. In his testimony, he said regarding the "Kingdom of Ferlec ( Perlak )" – "This kingdom, you must know,

325-621: The Chinese and the Arab population of the cities on the northern beaches of Java were all Muslim, while the indigenous population were mostly non-Muslim animists. Multiple sources and conventional wisdom agree that the Wali Sanga contributed to the propagation of Islam (but not its original introduction) in the area now known as Indonesia. However, it is difficult to prove the extent of their influence in quantitative terms such as an increase in

350-404: The Wali Sanga are descendants of Chinese Muslims . Dewi Candrawulan, a Muslim Princess from Champa , was the mother of Raden Rahmat (Prince Rahmat), who was later known by the name of Sunan Ampel . Sunan Ampel was the son of Malik Ibrahim, and the ancestor or teacher of some of the other Wali Sanga. The composition of the nine saints varies depending on different sources. The following list

375-509: The Wali Sanga are venerated as locations of ziarah ( ziyarat ) or local pilgrimage in Java. The graves are also known as pundhen in Javanese. The earliest Wali Sanga was Malik Ibrahim . He is thought to have lived in the first half of the 14th century, according to " Babad Tanah Jawi " and other texts. In a transcription by J. J. Meinsma, he is identified as Makhdum Ibrahim as-Samarqandi. The most generally accepted history, supported by

400-458: The first of his Ming treasure voyages in 1405–1407 CE. Many of the earliest Wali Sanga had Chinese ancestry both paternally and maternally; for example, Sunan Ampel (Chinese name Bong Swi Ho), Sunan Bonang (Ampel's son, Bong Ang), and Sunan Kalijaga (Gan Si Cang). The theory of Chinese maternal ancestry of Wali Sanga was publicized for the very first time in the book entitled "The Collapse of Javanese Hindu Kingdom" (1968), which states that

425-444: The island of Java , because of their historic role in the spread of Islam in Indonesia . The word wali is Arabic for "trusted one" or "friend of God" ("saint" in this context), while the word sanga is Javanese for the number nine. Although referred to as a group, there is good evidence that fewer than nine were alive at any given time. Also, there are sources that use the term "Wali Sanga" to refer to saintly mystic(s) other than

450-458: The most well-known nine individuals. Each man is often attributed the title sunan in Javanese , which may derive from suhun , in this context meaning "honoured". Most of the wali were also called raden during their lifetimes, because they were members of royal houses. (See "Style and Title" section of Yogyakarta Sultanate for an explanation of Javanese nobility terms.) The graves of

475-599: The number of adherents or masjids in the areas of their work in contrast to localities where they were not active. Some of the family relationships described below are well-documented; others are less certain. Even today, it is common in Java for a family friend to be called "uncle" or "brother" despite the lack of blood relationship . Information about Wali Sanga is usually available in three forms: Kubrawiya Others In terms of Ihsan : The Kubrawiya order ( Arabic : سلسلة کبرویة ) or Kubrawi order, also known as Kubrawi Hamadani ,or Hamadani Kubra ,

500-468: The population including Sheikh Najmuddin Kubra. The Kubrawiya order places emphasis on being a universal approach. It is popular in eastern India, Bangladesh and Mauritius and some areas of Pakistan as well. Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani was the refounder of the Kubrawiyyah order and expanded in parts of today's India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, and Central Asian countries in the 14th century. In Iran

525-641: The rest of the day. One hundred years after Polo, the Chinese Muslim Admiral Zheng He (鄭和) came to Java in 1405. When he stopped in Tuban , he noted that there were 1,000 Chinese Muslim families there. In Gresik , he also found there were 1,000 Chinese Muslim families, with the same amount reported in Surabaya. On Zheng He's seventh (and last) visit to Java in 1433, he invited his scribe named Ma Huan . According to Ma Huan,

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550-560: The sets at Yogyakarta are Kyai Guntur Madu and Kyai Naga Wilaga ; those at Surakarta are Kyai Guntur Madu and Kyai Guntur Sari . According to Benjamin Brinner, the gamelan sekaten , exists in halves: divided between the two rival courts in Surakarta and Yogyakorta, each court had a matching second half made. The pitches of the Sekaten ensemble is in pelog , but lower than standard ensembles today. According to Benjamin Brinner it

575-453: The term "Wali Sanga" was created retroactively by historians, and so there was no official "group of nine" that had membership. Further, the differences in chronology of the wali suggest that there might never have been a time when nine of them were alive contemporaneously. At first, it was not easy for Islam to enter and thrive in the archipelago. Even in the historical record, in a span of about 800 years, Islam had not been able to establish

600-612: The term in Sufism refers to a lineage of teachers. Some of these spiritual lineages are cited by van Bruinessen in his study of the Banten Sultanate , particularly in regard to Sunan Gunung Jati who was an initiate of various Sufi orders. Although popular belief sometimes refers to the Wali Sanga as "founders" of Islam on Java, the religion was present by the time the Chinese Muslim admiral Zheng He arrived during

625-619: The word "Lor" which means North). They also formed other communities in other areas, such as in Gresik . The existence of the gravestone of Fatimah binti Maimun bin Hibatallah in Gresik, dated to the 10th century AD, is considered evidence of the incoming migration of the Persian tribes. In his notes, Marco Polo relates that when returning from China to Italy in 1292, he did not travel via

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