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2. Sources of entry of Islam in Indonesia

Entry and development of religion and the influence of Islam to Indonesian cultured strengthened with some of the history of news sources, either from abroad or in the country. Sources of news among as the following:

Arab News. This is known through the Arab traders who conduct activities in the field of trade with Indonesia. Arab traders came to Indonesia since the Sriwijaya Kingdom (century-7 M) of the shipping line-trafficking in the western part of Indonesia, including the Malacca at that time. Relations with the Arab traders established the Kingdom of Sriwijaya with the designation of the Arab traders to the Kingdom of Sriwijaya, namely Zabaq, Zabay or Sribusa.

News Europe. This news comes from Marco Polo. He is the first European set foot on the territory of Indonesia, when he returned from China to Europe via the sea. He got the task from the Chinese emperor to deliver the daughter to be the Roman emperor. In the way that he stay over in northern Sumatra. In this region, he has found the kingdom of Islam, yait as with Kingdom of Samudera Pasai capital.

India News. This said that the traders from Gujarat in India have an important role in the spread of Islamic religion and culture in Indonesia. Because in addition to trade, they actively teach religion and Islamic culture to every community that they saw, especially to the communities located in the coastal beach area.

News China. This work is known through the records of Ma-huan, an author of the travel warlord Cheng-Ho. Through his writings he states that since approximately 1400 years there have been Islamic merchant-trader who live in the north coast of Java.

Domestic source. there are sources of domestic growth which explains the influence of Islam in Indonesia.

First, the discovery of a stone inscribed in Leran (near Gresik). Fibrous stones that use letters and Arabic language, the writings have been partially damaged. Stone is a description of the death of a woman named Fatimah bint Ma'mun (1028).

Second, the tomb of Sultan Saleh Malikul in North Sumatra who died in the month Ramadan 676 H year or year 1297, M.

Third, the tomb sheik Ibrahim Malik Maulara Gresik who died in the year 1419, M. Tomb tomb brought from Gujarat and contains writings Arabia.

From the evidence and sources that can be ascertained that the influence of Islam has grown since the victory and the kingdom of Hindu influence in Indonesia, at a time until the development of Islam can replace the influence of Hinduism in Indonesia ..
(Figure 1:24 legacy of Islam. The Maulana Malik Ibrahim Gresik in East Java. The year is numbered 1419 M believed to come from Cambay, Gujarat (India). What can you take with a history fakat this?).



3. Channels Broadcasting Religion of Islam in Indonesia

Of the two holy cities of Islam, the Mecca and Medina, Islam extended to the centers of civilization that has long valley of the river before, namely Iraq, the Valley of Mesopotamia (Tigris River and eufrat), Israel in the Jordan valley, and Egypt in the Nile valley . In the areas of stone, the religion of Islam have new elements that do not deviate from the rules that have been determined. From the third region, Islam spread to India through trade.
Based on the origin and time, the spread of Islam from the Middle East to Indonesia can be distinguished on the three waves. First, from the regions of Mesopotamia at that time famous as a route north of Persia. Region of Persia, Islam spread from the east by road to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Gujarat, and through the Indonesian seas. From the path of Islam is to obtain new elements called mysticism, namely how to identify and approach to Allah SWT itself, in addition to setting the tomb is made very large and respected and the elements of Hindu (now in Pakistan). Through with these, the influence of Islam in the rapidly growing area in Indonesia. This is also due to the existence of elements that together with the life of Indonesian society. Region that is get the influence of Aceh.
Second, through the middle, that is from the west and the Jordan Valley in the eastern part of the Arabia Peninsula, especially Hadramaut facing directly to Indonesia. Peninsula region of Arabia, the spread of Islam to Indonesia, more pure, among the flow of Wahabi (the name of Abdul Wahab) hard in the famous religious broadcasting. Area that is feeling the impact of West Sumatra.
Third, through the seltan that originate in the area of Egypt. Cairo's city center, which is broadcasting the modern religion of Islam. Indonesia obtained mainly from the influence of religious organizations called Muhammadiya. Muhammadiyah is a movement back to the Al-Qur'an and Hadith and not tied to any one sect.
[Figure 1:25 The foreign merchants to come to Java. Java is known as a bustling trade center. Vendors foreign troop came to the island of Java, such as appear in the image profile of traders Hadramaut, Arabia (1850)].
Through these three channels, with time and conditions of different regions, the development of Islam in Indonesia, the more rapidly. In addition, the propagation process in different ways, ie through trade, marriage, politics, education, art, mysticism, so support the expansion of Islam's teachings.