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محمد عين اليقين

Sunan Giri (RH)

Sunan Giri (Raden Paku)

Also known as: Raden Paku, Muhammad 'Ainul Yaqin, Prabu Satmata

c. 846–c. 912 AH · c. 1442–c. 1506 CE

Da'wah Shafi'i Sufism

Wali Songo scholar whose school at Giri sent teachers as far as Lombok, Sulawesi and Maluku.

Sunan Giri, born Raden Paku, studied with Sunan Ampel in Surabaya and, by tradition, travelled to Pasai and Makkah. He founded his school at Giri, on a hill above Gresik, which became both a centre of learning and a small religious state, Giri Kedaton.

Students and teachers from Giri carried Islam east to Madura, Lombok, Sulawesi and the Maluku islands, and its leaders were consulted by Muslim rulers in Java for generations. Children's songs and games used in teaching, such as Cublak-Cublak Suweng, are traditionally credited to him.

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Life journey

  1. c. 1442 CE Blambangan بلمباڠن
    Born in Blambangan in eastern Java, by tradition.
  2. 1455 CE Surabaya سورابايا
    Studied with Sunan Ampel; the years are approximate.
  3. 1487 CE Gresik ݢريسيق
    Died c. 1506 CE · c. 912 AH
    Founded Giri Kedaton on a hill above Gresik.

Teachers

  • Sunan Ampel (RH) c. 1401–c. 1481 CE
    Raden Paku studied at Ampel as a youth before founding his own school at Giri.

Sources

  • M. C. Ricklefs, A History of Modern Indonesia since c. 1200 (4th ed., 2008)
  • Agus Sunyoto, Atlas Wali Songo (2012)
Draft, awaiting scholarly review.
Dates and many details come from later Javanese chronicles (babad) and local tradition, and differ between sources.