Gus Dur and Nine Trustees

A. Abdurrqhmad wahid(Gus Dur)

Biography of gus dur:

Dr. (H.C.) K. H. Abdurrahman Wahid or who is familiarly called Gus Dur was born in Jombang, East Java, September 7, 1940 and died in Jakarta, December 30, 2009 at the age of 69 years. is an Indonesian Muslim figure and political leader who became the fourth President of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001.

point of thought gus dur:

First, making Indonesia a harmonious compound country. 

Second, he was very persistent and even started the presidential era to eliminate discrimination for any reason. 

third, expecting the participatory role of the community and reducing the dominant role of the state.

four, the state must not control the minds of its people.

B. The Role of Wali Songo in The Spread of Islam in Indonesia.

nine trustees or who is familiarly called wali Songo consists of Sunan Gersik, Sunan Ampel, Sunan Bonang, Sunan Giri, Sunan Drajat, Sunan Kalijogo, Sunan Suci, and Suana Muria. Wali songo spread Islam through cultural traditions, the arts. one of the art traditions is done by holding shadow puppet shows, there are also gamelan musical instruments, besides songs such as lir-ilir and cublek-suweng cublek, in the field of cultural traditions, for example sekaten. Wali Songo spread Islam through tradition but not by erasing the previous tradition, but by fixing the mistakes in the previous tradition.