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Saints and Tombs of Jombang

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The atlas holds 6 records for Jombang. Each record's sources and review status are shown on its own page. Breakdown: 4 Scholar · 2 Saints.

Records in Jombang

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Sayyid Sulaiman Basyaiban

A preacher of Islam in Java and a descendant of the Prophet through the Ba'syaiban sayyids; his father was Abdurrahman Basyaiban and his mother Syarifah Khadijah, of the Cirebon sultanate lineage. He is regarded as the founder of Pesantren Sidogiri in Pasuruan (c.1745). He fell ill and died during a journey at Mojoagung; his grave lies in Mancilan village, Mojoagung, Jombang, and is continually visited. His exact death year is uncertain (mid-18th century).

JombangDied 1766View

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KH Muhammad Romly Tamim

A murshid of the Qadiriyya wa Naqshbandiyya order and the second custodian of Pesantren Darul Ulum in Rejoso, Jombang. Born in 1888 in Bangkalan, Madura, he composed the istighatsah litany widely recited by Nahdliyin and was a noted authority in Sufism. He died on 6 April 1958 (16 Ramadan 1377) in Rejoso and is buried in the pesantren cemetery at Peterongan; his grave is especially visited by disciples.

JombangDied 1377 AHView

Scholar

KH Hasyim Asy'ari

Founder and first supreme leader (Rais Akbar) of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Islamic organization, established in 1926. Born in Jombang in 1871, he studied for seven years in Mecca under leading Shafi'i and hadith scholars before returning to found Pesantren Tebuireng. Honored as 'Hadratussyaikh' (master of masters), he issued the 1945 Resolusi Jihad that mobilized resistance during the independence struggle. He died on 25 July 1947 and is buried at Tebuireng; his grave is a major pilgrimage site.

JombangDied 1366 AHView

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KH Abdul Wahab Hasbullah

A founding scholar and chief organizer of Nahdlatul Ulama. Born around 1888 in Tambakberas, Jombang, he established the Tashwirul Afkar discussion circle in Surabaya (1914), designed NU's Syuriyah–Tanfidziyah structure, and wrote the lyrics of the anthem 'Ya Lal Wathon' (1934). He died on 29 December 1971 and is buried in the family cemetery of Pesantren Bahrul Ulum, Tambakberas. He was declared a National Hero of Indonesia.

JombangDied 1391 AHView

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KH Bisri Syansuri

A founding scholar of Nahdlatul Ulama, renowned for his mastery of fiqh. Born on 18 September 1886, he founded Pesantren Mamba'ul Ma'arif (Denanyar) in Jombang and pioneered pesantren education for female students in Indonesia. He became Rais Aam of NU in 1972. He died on 25 April 1980 at age 93 and is buried on the north side of the Denanyar mosque. He was the grandfather of President Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur).

JombangDied 1400 AHView

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KH Abdul Wahid Hasyim

Son of Hasyim Asy'ari and Indonesia's first and youngest Minister of Religious Affairs. Born in Tebuireng in 1914, he had memorized the Qur'an by age seven, contributed to the state's foundation as a BPUPKI member, and chaired the PBNU (1951–1953). He died on 19 April 1953 from a traffic accident near Cimahi and is buried beside his father in the Tebuireng family cemetery. He was declared a National Hero; his son Gus Dur rests in the same cemetery.

JombangDied 1372 AHView