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Admiral Cheng Ho and the Islamization of Sundanese Society: A Maritime Legacy M. Kautsar Thariq Syah; Putri Lailatus Sa’adah; Supi Septia Wahyuni; Teddiansyah Nata Negara; Nurcahya, Yan
JURNAL JAWI Vol 8 No 2 (2025): proses publish
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Intan Lampung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24042/00202582746900

Abstract

This study aims to examine the role of Admiral Zheng He's maritime expeditions in the process of Islamization in the Sunda region, specifically how interactions between the Chinese Muslim community and local communities contributed to socio-religious change during the transition from Hinduism and Buddhism to Islam. This study was conducted because the role of Chinese Muslims in the history of Islam in the Indonesian archipelago has received little attention in mainstream literature. The study uses a qualitative analytical approach through historical sources, including local manuscripts, dynastic chronicles, travel notes, and archaeological data related to the missionary activities of scholars who arrived with Zheng He's fleet. The results show that Zheng He's expeditions were not only political and economic missions, but also important vehicles for the spread of Islam in the Sunda region. Figures such as Sheikh Hasanuddin (Sheikh Quro) and Sheikh Nurjati played a central role in establishing early Islamic educational institutions, including Pondok Quro, which later became centers of missionary work in Karawang and Cirebon. Intense interactions between Chinese Muslims and local communities accelerated cultural and religious transformation, demonstrating that Islamization in the Sunda region was a multi-ethnic process connected by international maritime networks. The implications of this research emphasize the need to strengthen maritime history research to understand the contribution of sea routes to the spread of Islam, as well as to encourage the preservation of Chinese Muslim historical sites as sources of public education. These findings also encourage the integration of multiethnic narratives into history curricula and the strengthening of Indonesia-China research collaborations in Islamic history studies. The originality of this research lies in its comprehensive explanation of the relationship between Zheng He's expeditions, the arrival of Chinese Muslim scholars, and early Islamic educational institutions—a perspective rarely explored in previous research.  
Co-Authors Abdul Aziz Abdul Karim, Mohamad Aqbil Wikarya Ading Kusdiana Ahmad, Nurwadjah Ajid Hakim Akbar, Adha Syahidil Al Fatah, Ichsan Buchyatutthalibin Alfahmi, Ibrahim Nasrul Haq Allatif, I Gilang Miftah Arsyad, M Fikri Arsyad, Muhammad Fikri Asep Yudi Permana Aufaa Ahdillah, Zaahidah Avicena, Muhamad Zaky Aziz, Muhammad Fadhlan Basor, Saepul Darmilah, Diah Dedi Supriadi Dwidayati, Kunthi Herma Gumilar, Setia Hadiansyah, Tantan Hafiy Bin Abdul Rashid, Muhammad Hakim, Ajid Hambaliana, Dandie Hawari, Ilham Faisal Hesti Wulandari Hidayat, Asep Achmad Hilmayani, Syalwa Linda Ilham Maulana istiqomah istiqomah Kautsar Thariq Syah, Muhammad Lucy Yosita M Kautsar Thariq Syah M Zikril Oksa Putra M. Kautsar Thariq Syah Maulana, Ahmad Sobri Mulyanudin, Mulyanudin Murni , Fitria Eka Dewi Murni, Fitria Eka Dewi Najmudin, Salman Negara, Teddiansyah Nata Noor, Arba'iyah Mohd Nugraha, Patra Sentosa Oksa Putra, M Zikril Oksa Putra, M. Zikril Putra, Almawardi Putra, M Zikril Oksa Putra, M. Zikril Oksa putra, rian ananda Putri Lailatus Sa’adah Qolbiya Sakinah, Syahidah Riyan Haqi Khoerul Anwar Sa'adah, Putri Lailatus Sakinah, Syahidah Qolbiya Salsabila, Marisa Jahra Samsudin Samsudin Sari, Ana Ramdani Sa’adah, Putri Lailatus Sidik, Mohammad Dindin Hamam Solehudin, Solehudin Sudana, Djojo Sukardjo Sufriadi, Dedi Sugiarto, Deri Sulasman Sulasman Sulasman Suparman Suparman Supendi, Usman Supi Septia Wahyuni Suprianto, Sopian Suwanda, Satya Adilaga Syah, M Kautsar Thariq Syah, M. Kautsar Thariq Syah, Muhammad Kautsar Thariq Syakira, Mutiara Khansa Teddiansyah Nata Negara Thariq Syah, M Kautsar Thariqq Syah, M Kautsar Tjahyani Busono Wahyuni, Supi Septia Wawan Hernawan Yuda, Dendi Zaahidah Aufaa Ahdillah