Sunan Kudus

One of nine Islamic saints in Java

Sunan Kudus
Born	1500
Died	1550 (aged 50) Kudus, Demak Sultanate
Employer	Demak Sultanate
Organization	Walisongo
Title	Waliyyul Ilmi

Sunan Kudus (born Ja'far Shadiq; 1500-1550), founder of Kudus, is considered to be one of the Wali Sanga of Java, Indonesia.

He is said to have originated the wayang golek,^[1] and founded the masjid at Kudus using (it is said) the doors from the palace of Majapahit.

History

He was born Ja'far ash-Shadiq, the son of Sunan Ngudung and Syarifah (sibling of Sunan Bonang), thus the grandson of Sunan Ampel. It is said that he was the son of an Egyptian sultan who had migrated to Java. In the Sultanate of Demak, he was appointed commander of the army. He went forth with Sultan Prawata, battling against Adipati Jipang and Arya Penangsang.

References

^ Wali Songo: The Nine Walis

Sources

Sunyoto, Agus (2014). Atlas Wali Songo: Buku Pertama yang Mengungkap Wali Songo Sebagai Fakta Sejarah. 6th edition. Depok: Pustaka IIMaN; ISBN 978-602-8648-09-7

Islam in Indonesia

Branches

Shia Islam
Ahmadiyya
Kejawèn
Old divisions
- Abangan
- Priyayi
- Santri

Major figures

Classic era	Hamzah Fansuri Yusuf al-Makassari Malikussaleh Ismail al-Khalidi al-Minangkabawi Abdullah al-Misri Padri Tuanku Imam Bonjol Tuanku Rao Tuanku Tambusai Wali Sanga Sunan Ampel Sunan Bonang Sunan Drajat Sunan Giri Sunan Gunung Jati Maulana Malik Ibrahim Sunan Kalijaga Sunan Kudus Sunan Murya Abdurrauf Singkil Ali Mughayat Syah Tuanku Nan Tuo Burhanuddin Ulakan Usman bin Yahya
National Awakening era	Abdullah Ahmad Abdul Karim Amrullah Hasyim Asy'ari Ahmad Dahlan Tahir bin Jalaluddin Muhammad Jamil Jambek Mas Mansoer Ahmad Khatib al-Minangkabawi Haji Misbach Sulaiman ar-Rasuli Mohammad Roem Rasuna Said Agus Salim Tjokroaminoto
Post- independence	Mukti Ali Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah Ahmad Syafi'i Maarif Azyumardi Azra Abu Bakar Bashir Idham Chalid Djohan Effendi Abdullah Gymnastiar Wahid Hasyim Kartosoewirjo Nurcholish Madjid Zainuddin M.Z. Harun Nasution Mohammad Natsir Amien Rais Muhammad Rizieq Shihab Quraish Shihab Ma'ruf Amin Said Aqil Siradj Abdul Somad Din Syamsuddin Abdurrahman Wahid Muhammad Luthfi bin Yahya Ahmad Muhtadi Dimyathi Muammar Z.A. Jalaluddin Rakhmat Sheikh Ali Jaber

Organizations

Civil society	Alkhairaat Campus Dakwah Institute Hidayatullah Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia Indonesian Association of Muslim Intellectuals Indonesia Institute of Islamic Dawah Indonesian Islamic Dawah Council Indonesian Mujahedeen Council Indonesian Ulema Council Al-Irshad Al-Islamiya Islamic Defenders Front Liberal Islam Network Majelis Rasulullah Muhammadiyah Aisyiyah Muslim Students' Association Nahdlatul Ulama GP Ansor JATMAN Nahdlatul Wathan PERSIS PERTI Rabithah Alawiyah Sarekat Islam Sumatera Thawalib Wahdah Islamiyah
Political parties	Crescent Star Party Indonesian Nahdlatul Community Party Masyumi Party National Awakening Party National Mandate Party Prosperous Justice Party Ummah Party United Development Party
Militia	Banser Darul Islam Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid Jamaah Islamiyah Laskar Jihad Mujahidin Indonesia Timur

History

Pre- independence	Spread of Islam in Indonesia Ottoman embassy to Aceh Wali Sanga Islamic States in Indonesia Aceh Sultanate Demak Sultanate Kingdom of Kaimana Gowa Sultanate Malacca Sultanate Mataram Sultanate Samudera Pasai Sultanate Solor Watan Lema Confederation Ternate Sultanate Tidore Sultanate Yogyakarta Sultanate Padri War
Post- independence	Jakarta Charter Petition of Fifty Tanjung Priok massacre Talangsari incident Insurgency in Aceh Maluku sectarian conflict Poso riots Fatwa on Religious Pluralism, Liberalism, and Secularism Operation Tinombala / Madago Raya November 2016 / December 2016 / February 2017 Jakarta protests