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Pilgrimage Tours in Java will take you to some of the most well known places which are famous for their religious importance and are considered as sacred by the local people. Pilgrimage Tours in Java can give you the opportunity to visit the tombstone of Syeh Maulana Malik Ibrahim in the eastern part of the city. Also known as Syeh Maghribi or Sunan Gresik, he is regarded as the 'father' of the 'Wali Sanga' or nine saints. Although, his origin is still shrouded in mystery, but it is thought that he arrived in East Java in around A.D. 1404. One opinion holds that he came from Turkey or Northern India while another belief is that he was from Persia.

The activities of Syeh Maulana Malik Ibrahim in spreading Islamic faith were mainly concentrated in East Java. He settled in the region of Gresik and he died in A.D.1419. The saint was buried in Gapura Village City sub-district in Gresik Regency. It lies some 6 km away from the city and it can be reached with public transport. The most notable feature about the tombstone of the saint is that it was shipped from Gujarat in north western India. The tombstone is carved from white marble and elaborately inscribed with Arabic letters.

For Pilgrimage Tours in Java, another great destination can be the burial site of Al Rahmatullah Sunan Ampel. He was the son of Syeh Ibrahim Assamarqondy, from Bukhoro-Samarkand, and Dewi Candrawulan, the princess of Champa. He started spreading his religious doctrines of Islamic mainly in the region of Surabaya. One of his most well known teachings is the 'moh limo' which urges to refuse the five things gambling, stealing, adultery, drug and alcohol. He created the 'pegon' letters which are Javanese language written in Arabic letters so that his teaching can be easily comprehended and received. He is also regarded as the pioneer behind the founding of Java's first Islamic kingdom in Demak.

He died in A.D. 1479 and was buried in Ampel Denta in Surabaya. Pilgrimage Tours in Java can take you to the burial site of the saint which can be arrived at easily from Jembatan Merah by covering a distance of only 2 km.

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