East Java, Sunan Drajat Museum
Sunan
Drajat is one of the charismatic of an Islam spreaders in Java who is called
Wali Songo. He was very intelligent man and people called him Raden Qosim.
His father, Sunan Ampel sent him to Aceh and Mocca to study Islam. After
finishing his study, he taught Islam at the north coast of Java especially at
Paciran, Lamongan.
As
a religious teacher, Sunan Drajat was known as the social Moslem who paid
much attention to the poor. He developed the social welfare first then he
taught his doctrines. To respect his great struggle, the local government of
Lamongan Regency built a museum in the complex of the cemetery and it was
officially opened by the governor of East Java on March, 31 1992.
This
grave is located at Paciran village, Lamongan district. Generally, the
pilgrims of this grave are domestic tourist. Besides, tourists from Asian
countries also often visit it. The facilities that the tourists can get in
this graveyard are; parking area, mosque, restaurants, rest place and
bathroom. Those facilities are prepared for the tourists, in order to get
their pleasure to come to this place.
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