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The atlas holds 3 sourced records for Kediri; every record is published with scholarly review and a citation chain. Breakdown: 2 Scholar · 1 Saint.
Also known as 'Mbah Manab', the founding scholar of Pesantren Lirboyo in Kediri. Born around 1856, he studied for some 23 years at various pesantren before settling in Lirboyo village in 1910 with his wife Siti Khadijah, founding what became one of Indonesia's largest pesantren. He died in 1954 (21 Ramadan 1374) and is buried behind the Lawang Songo mosque at Lirboyo. His grave is widely visited.
Rais Aam of the PBNU from 1984 to 1991, influential in returning NU to its 1926 principles (Khittah Nahdliyah) and in formulating the trilogy of brotherhood (ukhuwah islamiyah, wathaniyah, insaniyah). Born on 24 January 1926 in Talangsari, Jember, he studied under Hasyim Asy'ari at Tebuireng. He died on 23 January 1991 (7 Rajab 1411) and, per his own wish, is buried in the Tambak awliya cemetery at Ngadi, Mojo, Kediri, near the grave of Gus Miek; the site draws many pilgrims.
A Sufi figure renowned for his karamat, known as 'Gus Miek'; founder of the Dzikrul Ghofilin devotion, the nightly Mujahadah Lailiyah, and the Qur'an-listening assembly Sema'an Jantiko Mantab. Born on 17 August 1940 in Ploso, Kediri, the son of KH Ahmad Djazuli Utsman (custodian of Pesantren Al-Falah). He died on 5 June 1993 and is buried in the Tambak cemetery at Ngadi, Mojo, Kediri; his grave draws crowds of pilgrims year-round.
