[Ifroham4]

Salaamu aleikum

Can anyone please expand on how yemenis, from Hadramaut, contributed to the spread of Islam in Indonesia? I've heard something about how just a handful of merchants converted the population. Is this true?

[Ifroham4]

Anyone?

[CitsMoise17]

Anyone?

try ask some indonesian ulama they would best know this important event in the history of islam in their country. (assuming its authentic)

[Thunderzee]

It's definately true. These nine people, majority of whom were Husayni Sayyids, are now known to the Indonesians and Malaysians as the 9 Awliya' or Wali Sanga, most of whom were related to this family: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azmatkhan

[Narus63]

Assalamu Alaikum

An excellent reference is T.J. Arnold's "The Spread of Islam in the World". It contains a whole chapter on the archipelagos.

I have forgotten most of the finer details since I last read it so can't relate some of the historic facts.

Wassalam

[swwatch]

Family tree of Sunan/Awliya Indonesia/Malaysia

Muhammad SAW - Syaidah Fatimah - Syaidina Husein - Imam Ali Zainal A'bidin - Imam Muhammad Al-bagir - Imam Ja'far As-shodiq - Ali Al-uraidhi - Muhammad Naqibul Arzaq/ Abu Isa Muhammad - Isa - Al-Muhajir Ahmad (basrah) - Ubaidillah Al Bashori - Muhammad - Alwi - ALi - Imam Muhammad Shohib Marbath - Alwi - ABdul Malik (Azhmat Khan) India - Abdullah - Syarif Ahmad / Ahmad Jalaluddin Syah (India) - Syarif Jamaluddin Al-Husein Al-Akbar, his descent :

1. Barkah Zainal Alim - Syarif Malik Ibrahim (Sunan Gresik) (w. Gresik, Java Monday 12 robi'ul Awal 822 H)

2. Ibrahim Az-Zein Al-Akbar (Asmoro), his descent :

• Ahmad Rahmatullah (Sunan Ampel / Wali, w. Ampel, Java 886 H) his decent :
  a. Syarif Hasyim (Sunan Drajat) (w.Sedayu, Java 995 H)
  b. Syarif Ibrahim (Sunan Bonang, Java)
  c. Ja'far Ash-Shadiq (Sunan Kudus, Java) (w. 1012 H)
  d. Zainal Abidin
  e. Abdul Jalil (w. 1022 H)
  f. Syarif Ahmad Hisamuddin (w. 1014 H)
  g. Siti Mutma'innah [Wife of] Raden Said (Sunan Kalijaga, w. Kadilangu, Java) his son - Umar Said (Sunan Muria, w. Muria, Java)

• Al-Makhdum Ishaq
  a. Muhammad Ainul yaqin (Sunan Giri, Java)

3. Ali Nurul Alim - Syarif 'Umdatuddin Abdullah / Campa (Indo China) - Syarif Hidayatullah (Sunan Gunung Jati, w. Cirebon, Java)

Indonesian Called "Sunan" means "Sulthon".. many Awliya came to Indonesia-malay but the famous are The 9th Wali/Sunan.

(Muhammad Dhiya’ Syahab- Abdullah bin Nuh: Al-Islam fi Indonesia, Addaar As-Su’udiyyah li An-Nasyr wa At-Tauzi’, Jeddah, 1977)
(Muhammad Dhiya’ Syahab- Abdullah bin Nuh: Al-Imam Al-Muhajir Ahmad bin Isa, Daar Asy-Syuruq, Jeddah, 1980.) (Muhammad bin Abibakar Asy-Syili ba Alawi: Al-Masyra’ Al-Rawi fi manaqib As-Sadah Al-Kiram Ali Abi Alawi) (Shalih Al-Hamid Al-Alawy: Tarikh Hadramaut, cp II)