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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