Malik Ibrahim Wali Songo and The First Islamic Authoritative Ruler In The Land Of Java

Abstract

Malik Ibrahim is one of the important figures who spread Islam in Java, known as the Eldest Wali Songo (Nine Islamic Saint who spread Islam in Java). His Graveyard until today is still visited by many people. Malik Ibrahim, also known as Sunan Gresik, he was the first Islamic authoritative ruler in Java who started developing Gresik into the first Islamic port city in Java in the 15th century. In the 16th century, Pires noted that Gresik became the largest city in Java while Samudra Pasai became the largest in Sumatra. The two largest ports in the archipelago are, of course, interconnected. Apart from both being part of the main Bandar "Spice Route" in the archipelago, archaeologically, Malik Ibrahim's tombstone, which is made of white marble, is of the Cambay type and has full epigraphy has similarities to the tombstone of the same type in Pasai or now in Lhokseumawe, Aceh Darussalam. Primary research in the field was carried out in Pasai and Gresik to uncover and reconstruct the history of Malik Ibrahim archaeologically and link it with contemporary information and stories that developed in society so that it could be seen clearly.