History of Islam in West Java Indonesia

History of Islam in West Java Indonesia

History of Islam in West Java, will not be separated from the spread of Islam in the region of Java which is done by the Nine Guardian ordinary we call it Wali Songo as a whole.   Sunan Gunung Djati, a king and also a guardian is a figure who plays an important role in spreading Islam in West Java, Sunan Gunung Djati is also an influential figure in the political power of Islam in West Java which includes Cirebon and Banten. Before Sunan Gunung Djati or his real name Sharif Hidayatullah spread Islam in the Sunda level, there was already a movement of spreading Islam in the region of cirebon, which was pilopori by Sheikh Datuk Kahfi in Cirebon and Sheikh Quro in Karawang. The breakthrough in the Islamization Movement that has been done by Sunan Gunung Djati or Syarif Hidayatullah is done with religious, political, economic, and cultural or cultural approach. With such an approach, Islam spread throughout the region of West Java with a relatively short time. The sources of the spr…