Waiting for enlightenment in the Peak Wonobodro

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Bukit Wonobodro hills that tower is 700 meters above sea level in the village of Wonobodro, Subdistrict Blado, Batang regency. Panorama wide area of 75 hectares is very beautiful. Trees make this hilly area. Adem temperature of fuel directly feel so we enter this area.

But Adem is not the beautiful scenery and the people in throngs come to this hill. Here are the graves of the cemetery is believed disseminator of Islam, Sunan Maulana Malik Ibrahim, or Abraham Makdum As-Samarkandy or regular known as Sheikh Maghribi. There are several other graves of the tomb believed to Sheikh also Maghribi, namely those in Gresik, Pano Aqil, and Yogyakarta.

In Wonobodro this hill, there are also graves Ki Ageng Wonobodro or called as Ki Ageng Pekalongan because beliaulah founder of Pekalongan.

Although the location is quite remote, that is, in the south of Blyth, about 27 kilometers to the south slope of Mount Slamet, who came to this place enough. Usually when entering the month of fasting and the show, Hill visited Wonobodro thousands of people. But most on 13 Muharram, the date wafatnya Sheikh Maghribi. "They are coming from outside the city of Batang," said Kasdu'i, manager and interpreter key funeral and petilasan Wonobodro.

"We love the guardian of Allah, Islam announcer at the Pantera," said Maskuri, pilgrims from Sapuri, Pekalongan, while explaining the reasons for his return. Men 40 years came with a group.

But, not only because of God's love to the guardian of the pilgrims flood Wonobodro. According to Maskuri, many pilgrims have other motives. "Many pilgrims also have wish, with a prayer here, usually intelligence," he said.

According to Maskuri, Sheikh Maghribi is a holy person close to God. Attendance pilgrims here is part of efforts to apply, and Sheikh itself as a mediator to achieve the desire of the pilgrims.

Kasdu'i confirms the suspicion that many pilgrims who come because there are needs. Even according to Kasdu'i, many pilgrims who stay to get the kind of inspiration or a warning from Sheikh. "Pilgrims stay several days," he said.

Sheikh Maghribi is a disseminator of Islam before the Wali Songo. Persian theologian, son, Maulana Jumada al Kubro, came from the country Champa (Cambodia) to Java about an 1400-year. He is the founder of the first pesantren in Java.

Karisma disseminator of Islam That is the North Beach community until now. Pantera coastal community of Islam that believes prayer at the graves of Sheikh dipanjatkan likely will be intelligence. In fact, not only ordinary people, politicians and officials also pilgrimage to this place.

According to Kasdu'i, Central Java, many leaders who visit this place. Even when many of the governor nomination some time ago, there is one candidate who deliberately came to the Hill Wonobodro.

Success in his career after visiting this place is recognized by Shape Day, one of the pilgrims from the Brits have 52 days in Bukit Wonobodro. He came to napak tilas travel and Sheikh want to know the future national leadership. "I am directed by someone," Day said, without mentioning who is willing to tell.

Spirituality Day against Sheikh Maghribi as the birth of a successful leader Sheikh story by beginning a meeting with the Goddess Roso Ristiana or younger, Sunan Kalijaga. "At that time, Roso Ristiana ngidang kungkum be imprisoned or berendam sad because by the yearning of Sunan Kalijaga the deportee's father," said Day.

Perhaps, from a meeting that is the Goddess Roso and pregnant and the child then known as sKROP Tarub. Then, Joko Tarub marry Dewi Nawang Ristiana birth and a leader in Java. "From that story, a ritual I napak tilas here," said Day.

Besides burying Sheikh Maghribi, and Ki Ageng Pekalongan, in this area, there are also believed to bed as a place of Sheikh Maghribi water wudu. Community sure that the water is. "Many of the drugs to pick it up," said Kasdu'i.

Also, there is a plant that is considered sacred by local people, namely, tree Jlamprang. According to Kasdu'i, the tree is a stick Sheikh Maghribi who want to do is planted during the ritual prayer. "So long prayed-Sheikh to tongkatnya grow up to become a plant," explains Kasdu'i.

Until now, residents preserve the tree. In fact, they forbid visitors to take wood from the trees. "Preventing abuse of mystical smell," said Kasdu'i. But, among the residents coming, there are still some people who do smell mystical activity.