الرحلةThe Journey

شريف محمد كابوڠسووان

Sharif Kabungsuwan (RH)

Sharif Muhammad Kabungsuwan

Also known as: Syarif Kebungsuan, Shariff Kabunsuan

c. 885–c. 950 AH · c. 1480–c. 1543 CE

Da'wah Shafi'i Sufism

Preacher from Johor who brought Islam to Mindanao and founded the Sultanate of Maguindanao.

Sharif Muhammad Kabungsuwan, by Maguindanao tradition a descendant of the Prophet ﷺ who came from Johor, landed on the coast of Mindanao around 1515 with a band of followers.

He married into the local ruling families, taught Islam to the people of the Pulangi river valley, and founded the Sultanate of Maguindanao, which became one of the main Muslim powers in the southern Philippines and resisted Spanish rule for more than three centuries.

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Life journey

  1. c. 1480 CE Johor Lama جوهر لام
    Traditions say he came from Johor, of Arab descent; the dates are approximate.
  2. 1515 CE Cotabato (Maguindanao) كوتاباتو
    Died c. 1543 CE · c. 950 AH
    Arrived on the coast of Mindanao around 1515 and founded the Sultanate of Maguindanao.

Sources

  • Cesar Adib Majul, Muslims in the Philippines (1973)
Draft, awaiting scholarly review.
Dates and origin from Maguindanao tradition (tarsila); estimated for the timeline.