Peace be upon you all. Come again turn of storytelling for the Jawa island trip 1-14 May...
Early morning Thursday 3rd May 2012, I started the day by climbing up a certain hill in the suburb area called Giri off the town of Grisek some 20 km from Surabaya.
The hill used to be the ruling centre for the saintly religious master known as Sunan Giri more than 500 years ago.
Sunan Giri used to study under his uncle Sunan Ampel in Surabaya. Then he was instructed to study under his father in Pasai (now in present day Aceh), on the island of Sumatera. The father then gave him a sample of soil from Pasai. He said find a place in the island of Jawa which has the same exact soil composition. That's where Sunan Giri should open his own school.
After searching for a while he finally found such a place here.
The place is called Giri and that's where the young man whose real name was Raden Paku began to be known as Sunan Giri.
Sunan Giri built a religious school on top this hill. Later when Giri gained enough influence and following to be considered a kingdom, the hill became known as the Giri Kedaton.
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