History of Islam in Indonesia

It is important to learn the history of preaching Islam in Indonesia. In accordance with the Word of God in the Qur'an verse 111 that there ibrah study history (lessons). With memepelajari history in the past, we can draw lessons for the future created a plan or a better concept, especially for mission in our country, Indonesia. In accordance with the hadith of the Messenger of Allah "Today should be better from yesterday and tomorrow should be better than today".

Language is the highest value of a civilization. A nation is affected certain value if the language was influenced by these values. Indonesian heavily influenced by the Arabic language (language of the Qur'an), for example words like the word bottom of this ibrah meaningful lessons and many more Indonesian language derived from Arabic. This proves that the culture of Indonesia sudahdipengaruhi by Islamic culture.

History of Islam in Indonesia through the half - a crucial stage:

1st. First round, 7th century BC (1st century Hijri).

In the 7th century AD, Islam had come to the archipelago. The Dai who came to Indonesia comes from the Arabian Peninsula that has been adapted to the nation of India namely Gujarat and there are also people who have to adapt to the Chinese nation, from many different directions ie from the Silk Road (trade routes) dawah start reaching the coast-coast archipelago.
Since the beginning of Islam never discriminating function for someone to act as dai (missionary interpreters). Perform religious obligations in Islam is not just caste (class) only certain but for every society in Islam. While in other religions that have only certain levels of authority to spread the religion, namely the pastor. Appropriate expression of Imam Shaheed Hasan Al-Bana "Nahnu du'at qabla kulla syai" means that we are preachers before other professions.

Dawah arrive in Indonesia through its sailors or merchants carrying merchandise also bring Islamic morality as well as introduce Islamic values. Berbenalan with the Islamic community as open-minded, glorified as a man and this is what distinguishes the entry of other religions before Islam and after. For example the entry of the Christian religion to Indonesia this coincided with Gold (gold or wealth) and glory (glory or power) than the Gospel which is the motive of religion coincided with the spread of colonialism and power. While Islam is a peaceful way.

So first of all spread Islam in the archipelago, from the Muslim communities residing in coastal areas evolved into the port cities and trading and growing until it became the Islamic kingdoms of Aceh to start Ternata and Tidore which is the center of the kingdom Eastern part of Indonesia to Irian Jaya region.

2. Second half, 13th century BC.

In the 13th century AD Islamic empires stood in various corners of the archipelago. Which is the political power of the people of the resurrection moment especially when the kingdom of Majapahit Java region gradually decreased his authority because of internal conflict. This was exploited by Sunan Kalijaga which foster in those areas with the descendants of Raden Fatah was successively kings of Majapahit to establish the first Islamic kingdom in Java island is the kingdom of Demak. At the same time also emerged the Islamic kingdoms of others, although it is still localized.

In the 13th century AD there fenoma called the Wali Songo ie clerics who spread propaganda in Indonesia. Wali Songo develop preaching or performing the process of Islamization through the channels:

* A) Trade
* B) Marriage
* C) Education (pesantren)

Pesantren is a genuine institution of the roots of Indonesian culture, and also the adoption and adaptation Hasanah pre-Islamic culture that is not out of the Islamic values that can be utilized in the spread of Islam. This proves Islam is very much appreciate the local culture while not contradictory to Islamic values.

* D) Art and culture

At that time the media spectacle that is very famous in Javanese society kkhususnya ie puppets. Wali Songo using puppets as a medium of propaganda with the previous coloring these puppets with Islamic values. Which characterizes the influence of Islam in the wayang teaches egaliterialisme namely human equality before God with the inclusion of such figures punakawam Semar, Gareng, Petruk, and Bagong.
The Guardian also composed traditional songs (regions) in the Islamic style, this means nasyid already exist in Indonesia since the time of the guardian. In traditional ceremonies were also given the values of Islam.

* E) Tasawwuf

The fact of history that there tarikat-tarikat in Indonesia being the network of spreading Islam.

3. Third round, the Dutch colonial period.

In the 17th century BC, precisely the year 1601 came the Dutch East Indies empire regions of the archipelago which was initially only trade but eventually colonize. The Dutch came to Indonesia with its trading room that is VOC, semejak almost all regions of the archipelago was colonized by the Dutch East Indies except Aceh. At that time between the kingdoms of Islam in Indonesia has not had time to form alliances or cooperation. This causes the spread of propaganda was interrupted.

With sumuliayatul (perfection) of Islam that there is no separation between certain aspects of life with others, this has been applied by the scholars at that time. When the occupation came, changing the Islamic boarding schools became headquarters of struggle, the students-students (students of pesantren) to jundullah (army of God) ready to fight invaders while ulamanya became commander of the army. Almost all regions in Indonesia to fight against the Muslims and their occupiers is ulamanya.

Potential to grow and expand in the 13th century into the power of resistance against the occupiers. This can be evidenced by the saga-saga in the Islamic kingdoms which contains the lyric-poem of struggle. Clerics inflame Jihad against the infidels of the Dutch colonizers. That eventually overwhelmed the Dutch experience using these strategies:

* Politics of divide et impera, which is in fact a divisive or a play off between the strength of indigenous scholars, the Padri wars for example in West Sumatra and Java Diponegoro war.
* Generating Prof. Dr. Cristian Snouk Hourgonye alias Abdul Gafar keIndonesiaan a Professor at the University of the Netherlands East Indies was also an Orientalist who had studied Islam in Mecca, he argues that the Dutch government allowing Muslims to worship only mahdhoh (special) and forbidden to speak or to make practical politics. The idea was undertaken by the Dutch government and one of them is a restriction against "Muslims will perform Hajj because that's when the struggle against colonialism maturation occurs.

4th. Fourth round, 20th century AD

Early 20th century AD, the Dutch colonialists began to conduct political ethics or politics of reciprocation which is actually just make a layer of society that can help them in his government in Indonesia. Politics reciprocation providing education and jobs to the Indonesian people, especially Muslims but in fact the purpose for western sciences mensosialkan far from the Quran and hadith and will maketh colonial dolls. It is also preparing for the layers of bureaucracy that can not be held by another by the Dutch people. Pendidikanpun not getting the whole community but only Priyayi class (aristocracy), because that's what leaders are berasalkan ¬ leaders of the movement of the nobility.

Strategy of resistance against invaders in this period to be more formal organization than with weapons. Organization of Islamic States Stand is a national movement of the first organizations in Indonesia in 1905 that have a member of the aristocracy and the commoners to cover a large area. Budi Utomo 1908 stand that is still a regionalism that is Java, because it can be called the Organization of Islamic States first National movement instead of Budi Utomo.

Islamic States of the famous figures of HOS Tjokroaminoto who led the organization at the age of 25 years, a priyayis that because Islam holds it is expelled so that only a commoner. He worked as a laborer in a sugar factory. He was a major inspiration for the National movement in Indonesia. States of Islam under his leadership became a force to be reckoned Netherlands. Figures and other Islamic States is H. Agus Salim and Abdul Muis, who nurture the youth who are members of Young Islamitend Bound is a national nature, which grow until the oath of youth in 1928.

Islamic Da'wah in Indonesia continues to flourish in institutions such as the birth of Nadhatul Ulama, Muhammadiyah, Persis, and others. Institutions to those incorporated in the Islamization MIAI (Islamic Assembly of 'Ala Indonesia) which later changed its name to Masyumi (Shura Council of Indonesian Muslims), whose members are the heads of institutions to these Islamization.

During the Japanese occupation, carried out a strategy to divide the unity of the people by the Japanese forces by forming Sumubu ministries (Ministry of Religious Affairs). Japan to continue the strategy that made the Netherlands against Muslims. There was a Japanese who is familiar with Islamic Colonel Huri, he cut clerics in coordination with the regional center, so that scholars in the village of ill-informed and consequently make people can terbodohi.

Japanese occupation government provides facilities for Indonesia's independence by establishing BPUPKI (Investigation Agency Efforts Preparation of Indonesian Independence) and followed by PPKI (Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence) and more conical longer a Committee of Nine, this committee is to formulate the Charter of Jakarta on June 22, 1945. Jakarta is the highest Piagram consensus to describe the diversity of Indonesian people who are looking for a formula to live together. But there is controversy in the sentence that this charter is removal of "7 words" run the full liability for the followers of the Islamic Shari'a-adherents are located on the fourth paragraph after the sentence was based on Ketuhan State Almighty.

The fifth round, 20th & 21st century.

At this stage the process of da'wah (Islamization) in Indonesia have the feature of the globalization of information with the influences of international Islamic movements that will effectively build the strength of Islam is more intact, including all their dimensions. Actually if Indonesia does not colonized the process of Islamization in Indonesia will take place in peace because they are culturally and structurally build strength. This is because the initial entry of Islam that is humane, the dignity of people who can build a large majority of sudra (the lowest group of community structures in the kingdom) and build the local economy. History proves that the port cities (trade center), which represents the cities whose economies are better developed cities of Islam. In other words Islam in Indonesia when the occupation will not occur is a Muslim region of the largest and strongest. Nevertheless God destine Amount of population in Indonesia is the world's largest Muslim, but still a big question mark whether the quality is comparable with the quantity.

Greeting speech Mudir Ma'had Ali Al-Ershad Al-Markaz Al Islamiy Surabaya In Imam Al Albani Jordan

On December 13-15 1425 Final Jumadil H coincides with Juli 1-3
2004 M,
Director Ma, | Had Ali Al-Ershad Surabaya, al-Ustadz Abdurrahman bin
Abdul
At-Tamimi Karim hafidhahullah the invitation of Al Imam Al Markaz
Albani in
Jordan to deliver a lecture at the Conference who attended less
more
1000 prosecution of science and a number of scholars from Islamic countries.
following
translation of his speech text with the title, § Development of Da'wah
Salafiyyah
in Indonesia., ¨

After praising Allah and the prophet bershalawat ĉ, he
convey
paper as follows:

Noble, the His Excellency Shaikh ....., we Ash-Shaikh Salim Shaikh
son
Id al-Hilali, Director of Markaz Al-Imam Al-Albani and his
members
active and to my brothers who attended from among the
noble scholar, and my brothers prosecutors science. I
say
tribute to you all with respect Islami:

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu.

It was very encouraging and happy to me because it can
standing in the place of this noble and blessed this meeting
with
ƒ ¹ with the permission of Allah to bring greetings from your brothers,
salafiyyin in
Indonesia, as it is compulsory for me as a representative of
Our Ma'had, Ma'had Al Ershad Al Islami and all salafiyyin in
Indonesia, so I thank our Markaz, Al Markaz
Priest
Al-Albani, especially to the director Syaikhuna Ash Shaykh Salim
son
Id Al Hilali hafidhahullah (may God keep him) who has
glorify us by inviting us to participate in the Conference
which
This blessed, and let us contribute in providing
some
words entitled: "Growth in da'wah Salafiyyah
Indonesia "
with the consideration that Indonesia is an Islamic state
largest,
in terms of number of population is Muslim.

I pray to God Almighty ƒ ة High Exalted Majesty so that He
seriousness bless him and his brothers in
elevate
this blessed da'wah, which we are living from preaching the glory
this.
And we ask God to kill us ƒ ¹ on this mission,
and
that He may bless the Markaz Al-Imam Al Abani is that it
emitted light of faith, peace and security.

Starting this talk I said: "It is not known for certain
initial
initial entry of Islam to the country of Indonesia and the islands
around it. "historians Opinions vary about the history
far east. And most close to the truth, that the initial
beginning
emergence of Islam and its spread occurred in the late first century
H, with the mediation of Arab traders who came from
south
Arabian peninsula. (See Arnold Authored book The Preaching of
Islam
p. 262 published by the London 1913 AD)

Al Ustadz Arnold said: "Verily, Islam was brought to southeast Asia
by
Arabs in the early centuries of the Hegira. "Mentioned in
book
, § Nukhbatul Dahri, ¨ the work of Muhammad bin Tholib Syamsyuddin Ubaidillah
Ad
Dimasyqi famous with the nickname, Syaikhur Robwah §, ¨ died on
year
727 H: "Verily the religion of Islam arrived in Indonesia on the peninsula
30 years
H)., ¨

An adventurer named Iraqi origin Bahri said in the book of Jonah
diary, which reads: "The first time Hindu ruler of
Pajajaran royal circles to Islam, and Islamic are
opening era
new to the spread of Islam. "

And history tells us that preaching the Islamic kingdom
First,
standing in Demak, with the support of the scholars who bermadzhab Shafi'i.

Some say the real history of the rulers in
Demak
is that destroying the statues and toss it in the middle
ocean.

It has been shining star Demak kingdom in 1478 AD until
year
1546 AD And Demak (formerly) is the center for Islamic rulers in
Java.
And can be spread madhahib Shafi, | i in Indonesia and Hadromaut
give us definitive proof that the people who bring
Islam to Indonesia are Hadromaut merchants.

As for the factors that helped the spread of Islam quickly
in
Indonesia and surrounding islands can be summarized with some
case
following:

Easily ر ƒ Islam, there are no complicated things for
someone
who wish to embrace Islam.

ر ƒ crystal clear and the heart of Indonesian people who are ready for their nature
embraced Islam.

ر ƒ Wedding that took place between the Arabs with a population of
Indonesia.

Acculturation ر ƒ Arab nation with a population of Indonesia and association
their
with a population of Indonesia such as siblings.

NRSV year after year, and the relationship between the settlers and
population
Indonesia in a state the better. Acculturation (cultural merger)
increasing depth in the early second half-century
to-20,
where an Arab had not come to Indonesia with his wife, but
Every
immigrants married to local residents.

And really hijrahnya Arabs from southern Arabia to Indonesia
is
including the largest migration in terms of its kind. Is
one
necessity, immigrants from the Moslems will Hadromaut
get
interference and resistance from the Indonesian population, especially from
the
rulers and their leaders, but the heart of Indonesian people are still
dominated
by innocence and even be loyal to them. They do not
view of the migrants Hadromaut something that needs to be aware and
muddy.

Actually, people Hadromaut it originally did not come into
country
Indonesia to establish a state religion or spread. Goal
which
most salient for them is to start a business and looking for sustenance. Then
the
merchants with their original nature are patient, tough, smart, diligent and
bermuamalah mandate, to be honest in saying, is able to make its way
their
this distant country. Until one time they were able to master
Markaz and strengthen their trade and, hurtling §, ¨
between
the inhabitants of different types, language, religion, morality and
customs
with them.

Then they narrow the Dutch government, K. government
Netherlands
be tough in implementing migration of people Hadromaut.
Dutch government to collect them in a special area
and
not allow them to move from one region to
Other
but with special permission and after painstakingly acquired.
Attitude
it runs hard and the pressure for years.

In the year 1916 AD, the Dutch government to give a kind of freedom.
And
in the year 1919 AD, the Dutch government pressure and pulled out
give
freedom for them to move from one city to another, from
one
one village to another, from one island to another without any
difficulty
they meet in front of them. (See the book, Ershad Tarikhul § fi
Indonesia, °, by Ustadz Abdul Qadir Sholah Bakri, p. 10-12)

With the passage of time, corrupted Indonesian unity in this country, which
what
is the principal strength and unity of Islamic propaganda, and into
Islam various doubtful (camouflage) and damage.

The graves of saints visited fools for pilgrimage
to him, the women vowed to him, ordinary people believe
that
graves were able to benefit and to give harm,
thariqoh
sufiyyah covers the whole country, bigotry schools has reached
peak
then kebodohanpun evenly, dark master, plus more darkness
Dutch colonialism - at that time - that weakens the country Indonesia
under the fetters.

But God does not want but He perfected
His light.
God bring to this country a righteous man, a
reformist
who came from the country of Sudan in 1329 al-Awwal, which
call
all people to unity, fighting kesyirikan, superstition, and heresy
ta'ashub
of schools, he is Sheik Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Syurkati -
may Allaah have mercy -.

Da'wah he covers the whole country, and he has scored
cadre
who help and assist him throughout the peninsula Indonesian propaganda.
Shaikh
Ahmad Syurkati affected by propaganda Shaykh al-Islam Muhammad bin
Abdul
Wahhab - may Allaah have mercy - and also Shaykh Muhammad Rashid Rida -
may Allaah have mercy
- Along with his magazine, § Al Manar, °. He is writing, teaching, and
build a "Madrasa al Ershad" in the year 1914 AD

But he has enemies from among the followers of thariqot Sufiyyah
and
the flow of combat heresy, hostile, and hinder his mission. Yet
case
It does not bother him, and he continues to call people to God
mewafatkan him on the 16th of Ramadan in 1326, may Allah bless
he is like his grace to those who serve. But
as a mandate ilmiyyah and a history we do not
say,
that the propaganda Shaykh Ahmad Salafiyyah Syurkati is pure propaganda,
which
Where this is due to weak dissemination of propaganda and foundation
Salafiyyah
at that time, it's just propaganda, he has been preparing the way for
Salafiyyah to pure propaganda, which in his thinking
there
some of the things that menyelisihi and deviate from aqidah
Salafiyyah,
such as the denial of his coming of Al Mahdi, the prophet and falling
Jesus
- Alaihissalam - which has clear proof for the truth with certainty in
Al
Quran and Sunnah prophet saheeh. But we do not forget
His virtue and the primacy of Shaykh Muhammad Rashid Rida and
magazine
"Al Manar" common-sense in light of the Muslims are ignorant of
their religion and fight against heresy, kesyirikan and his attitude both
which
discard fanaticism and missionary schools of their (the call) to
hold fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah in accordance with a saheeh
Salaful understanding Ummah.

This situation continued until colonial Dutch went so
and
bring power from the country of Indonesia on August 17, 1945
M.
After that came the seeds of the Dutch colonization
secular people and atheists, which they rule this country
by narrowing the space for freedom of religion of the Muslims,
till
sirnalah gray and faded with the departure of government disaster bala
Sukarno
and gagallah communist insurgency in the country in 1965 AD,
which
so this is a gift of Allah, and praise be to Allah
which
Perfected with His blessings all good.

Then there came after that era perform religious freedom, only
is unfortunate that the propaganda is very unfortunate not Salafiyyah
join
and in this mission field since there is no propagators salafiyyin
which
able to - unless they are blessed of God -. Up opens in Jakarta
on
the year 1401 AH, coincided in the year 1981 AD, the method Ma'had
follow
University of Al Imam Muhammad ibn al-Islamiyya in Riyadh Suud, and
many
a school population of this country to him, but it is unfortunate
graduate
from this Ma'had not know much about the nature manhaj salaf,
Salafiyyah berakidah most of them - in accordance with the lessons
taught in their country-it's just their manhaj Ikhwani
(Berpemahaman
Muslim Brotherhood), which deviates, even many of them -
after
it - to join with other groups (hizbiyyah) Islam in the country
this,
and that is on its leading ranks are the party of fairness "Al
Ikhwani,, ° and they become leaders in this party.

Affairs of Indonesia has not been long recognized that a pure propaganda Salafiyyah
and
true, no more than 10 years ago through the instrumentality
partly
Indonesian sons who graduated from Islamic University of Medina, and
their
affected by the scholars in Madinah while their salafiyyin
it
slightly. Effect of a clear and broad dissemination of propaganda Salafiyyah
this
also arise from the dissemination and translation of books into Salafiyyah
in
Indonesian from salaf scholars, both past and scholars
on
today. From the books that they know that the Salaf manhaj
true.
Being at the forefront of this are the books
Syaikhuna
Al Imam Sayyidu Muhadditsin (Chief expert of hadith) of this era, Abu
Muhammad Abd Al Nasir al-Albani and his disciples who
muhkhlis, then the books Allaamah Sheikh Abd Al Aziz bin Abdullah
son
Baz and Al-Imam Al Allaamah contemporary jurist Shaykh Muhammad ibn
Salih
Al Uthaymeen. It's the books, articles and fatwas
their
spread throughout the peninsula of Indonesia, and the population of this country
really
benefit from it. In addition, as well as books
Shaykh
Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and his student Ibn al-Imam al Jauziyah Qoyyim
and
the books of Shaykh al-Islam Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab and children
along
His grandchildren are righteous. And I can say that the books
Salafiyyah is currently the largest Islamic scriptures that
spread
Indonesia - praise be to God for His gifts -.

The da, | i Salafiyyin uphold the spirit and full of propaganda
seriousness, they stroll around the peninsula in Indonesia, both urban and
village, and they build schools and boarding school
Salafiyyah in some places so that the issue in da'wah Salafiyyah
as the spreading of fire in dry grass. Man receives
propaganda
purely from the stance to be an extreme exaggeration, with
good reception. They (the da, | i) is not seeking Salafiyyah
transitory pleasures of the world, does not want the seats of power
and
Nor is playing in political dish, but their desire
is to educate the next generation with a correct Islamic education above
base
, § tasfiyyah, ° (Purification) and, § tarbiyah, ° (Education) which
memmurnikan
thoughts that contaminate the right religion is a heresy
and
superstition, to grow, educate and restore this generation
as the best generation, because these people are not going well until
their
religious as the first generation. It is not a city, or
village
in Indonesia today, but her mission there
Salafiyyah,
more or less.

(Poem)

Yet this propaganda Salafiyyah meet various obstacles that hinder
path, and thus the true state of dawah (always
get
hurdles), and likewise, preaching of the apostles and prophets. Obstacle
most
that emerges is of the hizbiyyin (they are fanatics on
group), both from the "Quthbiyyin" (those who follow
Sayyid Qutb's understanding) or "Sururiyyin" (those who follow
comprehension
Muhammad Surur) or "Takfiriyyin" (they are easily
mengkafirkan
without instructions scholars), as well as from among the people
secular,
thoriqot suffiyyah and other heretical streams.

But the most wring our soul is the most
person
which menisbatkan themselves to preaching Salafiyyah, but
Essentially they are people who do "ghuluw" (deviant
and
exaggeration in religion) and the extreme, in which they are hostile
our
because of envy and jealousy which had been eating their hearts. Whereas
they were
still children who are still wet behind the ears anymore stupid.

Indeed they have distanced people from preaching the haq Salafiyyah
this,
due to their bad temper and for calling them a rude again
ugly.
It is not a menyelisihi them, even if it was from friends
their
themselves, but they membid'ahkannya and excommunicated him from
association
with them, K.

But praise be to God, their power destroyed
in pieces
so lost and gone are their strengths. Expose ugliness
their enmity among themselves is very fierce, they
Divorced fragmented, and this is a lesson for those who want to take
lessons. Verily Allah will not fix works
people
destructive. Even if they perform an act that they
want to deceive people, even if they change Kdan
skins
(The clothes) they are to discredit and disrupt, K.. And even
they smarten their appearance, to hide the ugliness
them.

All that - and in others - occasionally there will be no continuance
or
the repairs, never will walk with her charitable truth
which
clear, in fact he will disappear and melt and will not return.
(See
Syaikhuna writings Ali Abul Harith ibn al-Hasan al Atsari in Al Magazine
Ashalah edition 32 pp. 10)

(Poem)

And is, by performing "Daurah Syariyyah on Aqidah and
Manhaj "
by Ma'had us, Ma'had Ali Al Ershad Al Islami who cooperate
with
Markaz this noble, has a positive impact on real / productive
in
Salafiyyah disseminate propaganda and to assimilate the true aqidah
humans, and also "manhaj" (method) is right, and call people with
wisdom and a good way, away from attitudes, ghuluw §, ¨
(Overconfidence) and
transgressors. Daurah have participated in these, the scholars
which
noble, they are:

1st. Syaikhuna Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Musa Nasr Alu

2. Syaikhuna Highness Shaikh Salim bin Id al-Hilali

3. Syaikhuna Highness Shaikh Ali bin Hasan Al-Halabi Al Atsari

4th. Syaikhuna Highness Shaikh Salman Alu Mashur bin Hasan

They have delivered lectures, lessons,
meetings are very useful for the prosecution of science
(Hopefully
Repay God for them) and many people have
get
benefit from them. Daurah has lasted for three
year
(Praise be to Allah).

This is a brief summary of the discussion about the development of preaching
Salafiyyah
in Indonesia, which I wrote it in haste, I hope
be given
instructions to him, and praise be to God that with His blessings
Perfected all good.

Lastly, I ask God ƒ ¹ to give guidance to
Our sheikh sheikh-noble, and also to our brothers and sisters
our
who hold this meeting, and that He may exalt banner
salafiyyin.

Allah help and power top.

And finally we say, Lord of alhamdulillahi alamin.

HISTORY OF ISLAM IN INDONESIA

In the year 30 Hijri or 651 AD, only about 20 years ago of the Prophet's death, the Caliph Uthman ibn Affan RA to send a delegation to China to introduce Islamic Daulah recently stood. In a journey which took four years, the delegates turned out to Uthman had stopped at the islands of the archipelago. Several years later, in 674 AD, the Umayyad dynasty established a trading base on the west coast of Sumatra. This is the first introduction to Islam in the Indonesian population. Since then, Muslim sailors and traders continued to arrive, century after century. They buy agricultural produce from the land of green nan this while preaching.

Gradually the natives began converting to Islam although not on a large scale. Aceh, the westernmost region of the archipelago, is the first to accept Islam. Even in Acehlah first Islamic kingdom in Indonesia was established, namely Pasai. News from Marcopolo mention that at the time of year sojourn in Pasai 692 H / 1292 AD, has many Arabs who spread Islam. So did news of Ibn Battuthah, Muslim traveler from Maghribi., Who, when stopped in Aceh in the year 746 H / 1345 AD writes that the Shafi'i school of Aceh have been scattered. The oldest relic of Muslims in Indonesia are found in Gresik, East Java. Form of Islamic tomb complex, in which one of them is the tomb of a Muslim woman named Fatima bint Maimun. Numbers written on his tomb in 475 H / 1082 AD, ie at the time of the Kingdom Singasari. It is estimated that these tombs are not from the natives, but the tomb of Arab traders.

Until the 8th century H / 14 F, there is no indigenous population pengislaman massive archipelago. New in the 9th century H / 14 AD, the indigenous population to embrace Islam en masse. History experts argue that Islam entered the archipelago population on a large scale at that time was caused by centuries Muslims have a significant political force. Which is marked by the establishment of several Islamic kingdoms such as the Kingdom of patterned Aceh Darussalam, Malacca, Demak, Cirebon, and Ternate. The rulers of these kingdoms of mixed blood, descendants of the kings of the indigenous pre-Islamic and Arab migrants. The rapid Islamization of the 14th century and 15 M, among others also due to the decline of power and influence of the kingdoms of the Hindu / Buddhist in the archipelago, such as Majapahit, Sriwijaya and Sundanese. Thomas Arnold in The Preaching of Islam says that the coming of Islam is not as conquerors as well as the Portuguese and Spanish. Islam came to Southeast Asia by way of peace, not with a sword, not by seizing political power. Islam entered the archipelago in ways that really show it as rahmatan lil'alamin.

With the native population into Islam Nusantara and the establishment of Islamic governments in various regions of this archipelago, the trade with the Muslims out of the center of the Islamic world became increasingly tight. Arabs who migrated to the archipelago is also growing. The largest of them are derived from Hadramaut, Yemen. In Tarikh Hadramaut, migration is even said to be the largest in the history of Hadramaut. However, after the Christian European nations and with arriving rakusnya-controlled areas for the region in the archipelago, the Islamic world's relations with the center as if disconnected. Especially in the 17th and 18th century AD. Cause, other than because of the Muslim archipelago occupied by insurgents opposed to the occupation, as well as various regulations created by the colonialists. Every time the invaders - notably the Netherlands - subdue the Islamic kingdom in the archipelago, they would have held out the royal ban treaty whose contents are related to trade with the outside world except through them. Then disconnect the archipelago with Muslims Muslims from other nations who had established hundreds of years. Colonialist desire to alienate Muslims archipelago with its roots, is also visible from the assimilation policies that make them among the native Arabs.

Since the beginning of the arrival of Europeans in the late 15th century AD to the prosperity of this fertile island, it has been shown to control their gluttony. Moreover, they found the fact that the population of these islands have embraced Islam, the religion of their enemies, so that the spirit of the Crusades was always take with them whenever they subjected a region. In their fight against Islam, in cooperation with indigenous kingdoms that still adhered to Hindu / Buddhist. One example, to decide cruise lines Muslims, then after acquiring Malacca in 1511, the Portuguese cooperation with the Kingdom of Sunda Pajajaran to build a base at Sunda Kelapa. But the purpose of this Portuguese failed miserably after the combined armies of Islam from the north coast of Java island after them shoulder to shoulder in the year 1527 AD Great that this historic battle led by a son of Aceh's bloody Arab Gujarat, namely Al-Pasai Fadhilah Khan, better known by his title, Fathahillah. Before becoming an important man in the three Muslim kingdoms of Java, namely Demak, Cirebon and Banten, Fathahillah had studied in Mecca. Even contributed to defend Mecca from the advancing Ottoman Turks.

The arrival of the colonialists on the one side has raised the spirit of jihad of the Muslims the archipelago, but on the other side make the deepening of belief in Islam is not uniform. Only among boarding schools (madrassas) are studied Islam, rose usually limited to the Shafi'i school. Whereas in most of the Muslims, mixing faith with pre-Islamic traditions. Circles close to the Dutch aristocracy in fact been infected with the European lifestyle. Conditions like this still happen at least until now. Apart from this, scholars Nusantara is the people who persevere against colonialism. Although many of them come from the congregation, but in fact this is often among the congregation rose up against the invaders. And though in the end successfully suppressed any opposition to the underhanded tactics, but history has recorded millions of martyrs who died in the archipelago various battles against the Dutch. Since the resistance of Islamic empires in the 16th and 17th centuries such as the Malacca (Malaysia), Sulu (Philippines), Pasai, Banten, Sunda Kelapa, Makassar, Ternate, until the resistance of the scholars in the 18th century such as the War of Cirebon (Good rangin), the Java War (Diponegoro), Padri War (Imam Bonjol), and the War in Aceh (Teuku Umar).