PROCESS ENTRY OF ISLAM IN INDONESIA

Some Opinions About Early entry of Islam in Indonesia.

1st. Go to the Indonesian Islamic In the 7th century:
1st. Seminar on the entry of Islam in Indonesia (in Aceh), most basic is the way Al Mas'udi records, stating that in the year 675 AD, there were envoys from the Arab Muslim kings who visited the Kalinga. In 648 years there has been explained by the Muslim Arab colony on the east coast of Sumatra.
2. From Harry W. Hazard in the Atlas of Islamic History (1954), explained that the Muslims went to Indonesia in the 7th century AD by Muslim traders who always stopped at Sumatra in his journey to China.
3. From Futher Gerini in India and Indo-Malay Archipelago, in which explains that the Muslims already in the region of India, Indonesia, and Malaya between the years 606-699 AD
4th. Prof. Sayed Naguib Al-Attas in Preliminary Statemate on the General Theory of Islamization of the Malay-Indonesian Archipelago (1969), in which revealed that the Muslims already in the Malay-Indonesian archipelago of 672 M.
5. Prof. Sayed Qodratullah Fatimy in Islam comes to Malaysia reveals that in the year 674 AD Arab Muslims had come to Malaya.
6. Prof. S. Huseyn Nainar Muhammad, in a paper titled ceramahnay Islam in India and its relationship with Indonesia, said that some written sources describe the Muslims of India on the existing 687-year relationship with the Muslims of Indonesia.
7. W.P. Groeneveld in Historical Notes on Indonesia and Malaya compiled From Chinese sources, explains that in the T'ang Dynasty Tale tells of visiting the Muslim Aarb Holing (Kalinga, 674 years). (Shih Ta = Arab Muslims).
8. T.W. Arnold in the book The Preching of Islam a History of the Propagation of the Moslem Faith, explained that Islam came from Arabia to Indonesia in H 1 (Ages 7 M).

1st. Sign Into Indonesian Islam in the 11th century:
1st. The only source of long-This is the discovery of tombs in the area Learn Manyar, Gresik, which is the tomb of Fatimah Bint Maimoon and his entourage. In the tomb there prasati Arabic alphabet that's down year Riq'ah (dimasehikan 1082)
2. Sign Into Indonesian Islam at Century 13:
1st. Marcopolo travel records, stating that he found the existence of the Islamic empire Ferlec (maybe Peureulack) in Aceh, in the year 1292 AD
2. K.F.H. van Langen, based on news China has called the kingdom of Pase (maybe Pasai) in Aceh in 1298 AD
3. J.P. Moquette in te Pase De Grafsteen Grisse Vergeleken Met en uit Dergelijk Monumenten hindoesten, declared that Islam was introduced to Indonesia in the 13th century.
4th. Some western scholars such as R.A Kern; C. Snouck Hurgronje; and Schrieke, are more likely to conclude that Islam entered Indonesia in the 13th century, based on the existence of some of the silk Saudah Islam in the Indonesian region.

Who bearer of Islam to Indonesia?

Before the influence of Islam into Indonesia, the region already have trade contacts, both from Arabic, Persian, India and China. Islam is accommodative, acculturation, and syncretism pervasive and have influence in the Arab, Persia, India and China. Through trade that Islam entered the region of Indonesia. Thus the Arabs, Persians, Indians and China have launched a development nadil Indonesian Islam in the region.

Gujarat (India)

Muslim traders from Gujarat, to spread Islam by the evidence among others:

1st. Gujarati style carved gravestones.
2. India's customs and culture of Islam.

Persian

Persian traders spread Islam with some evidence among others:

1st. The title "Shah" for the kings in Indonesia.
2. Effect of flow "Wihdatul Being" (Sheikh Siti Jenar).
3. Madzab Shiite Influence (Ark Hasan and Husen).

Arabic

Many Arab traders settled on the shores of the Indonesian archipelago, with evidence, among others:

1st. According to al Mas'udi in 916 years has seen the Arab Community of Oman, Hidramaut, Al Basrah, and Bahrein to spread Islam in the neighborhood, around Sumatra, Java, and Malacca.
2. the emergence of the name "Arab village" and the Arabic tradition of the community, many of introducing Islam.

China

The merchants and the navy of China (Ma Huan, Admiral Cheng Ho / Dampo cloud?), Introducing Islam in the coastal and inland Java and Sumatra, with evidence such as:

1st. Stone Building in semarang (China-style mosque).
2. Some of China's Muslim cemetery.
3. Some guardians are possible descendants of China.

From several nations who brought Islam to Indonesia in general cultural approach, resulting in cultural dialogue and interaction of social tolerance (Umar Kayam: 1989)

Beginning the process of spread of Islam in Indonesia

1st. Trade and Marriage

By waiting angina monsoon (6 months), the traders entered into marriage with the natives. From that marriage is a social interaction that delivers the developing Islamic (Muslim community).

2. The formation of Islamic society from the 'bottom' of the people of the bottom layer, and influential to the bureaucrats (JC Van Leur).

3. Da'wa movement, through two channels yaitau:

a. Islamic clerics to spread around (with the approach of Acculturation and Sinkretisasi / symbol-a symbol of culture).

b. Islamic Education (ngasu science / cistern / well), through the institution / sisitem educational Boarding School, Kyai as leaders, and students as a student.

Of the three models is the development of Islam, an Islamic relitas highly sought after and fastest growing in Indonesia. Nevertheless, the understanding and actualization keberagman intensity varies according to the Islamic community in the ability to digest.

Found in history, that more intense pesantrean community diversity, and communication links "ukhuwah" (brotherhood / bond of blood and religion) is strong. The process of relationship "ukhuwah" It shows that the world of communications and later school have become the backbone in the fight against Colonia