![]() ![]() Two of Sunan Ampel’s children were also amongst the Nine Guardians or Wali Songo who spread Islam in Java. Sunan Muria’s grandfather was Maulana Ishak, the celebrated Islamic scholar from Pasai whose brother (Sunan Muria’s great-uncle) was the pioneer of Islam in Java, Sunan Ampel. Just as he was himself, his father Sunan Kalijaga, was also one of the Nine Guardians of Islam whereas his mother was the sister of another of the nine guardians namely, Sunan Giri. ![]() Sunan Muria came from an impeccable Muslim background from the time of Islam’s early advent into Java. This is very much in line with Sufism which was the form of Islam that first spread to Indonesia. This was in line with the evangelical philosophy of his father Sunan Kalijaga who used culture and arts such as wayang, batik, sculpture and poetry which were very popular in Java, for spreading the new Islamic beliefs. He is also remembered for using traditional arts such as tembang macapat for his evangelical work. He was one of the Nine Guardians who propagated Islam in Java and helped spread it along Java’s north coast among rural people whom he taught agriculture and fisheries. The grave of Sunan Muria is located at its peak. Mount Muria is a place of pilgrimage and known as the place of a thousand sacred graves. Close to Jepara is Mount Muria which was once separate from Java but slowly through a process of silt building up from rivers to the sea became a part of the island of Java. The area where Sosrokartono was born had both. For Indonesians mountains are important and can have an almost mystical significance but so can the magical and powerful sea. Sosrokartono was born into an aristocratic family on the 10th of April 1877 in the Mayong district of the Jepara Regency in Central Java. Often looking at their background and family helps us to understand a person somewhat better. ![]() Sosrokartono was a very sensitive person talented not only in languages but also known as a gifted healer. He was an extremely unusual, highly intelligent figure with a very strongly independent mind who was descended from a long line of extraordinarily intelligent and capable men. IO – In understanding Raden Ajeng Kartini, Indonesia’s womens emancipator, it is interesting to look at one of the strongest male influences in her life, namely her older brother Raden Mas Panji Sosrokartono. ![]()
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