Indonesia is a country with the largest Muslim population in the world. Many stories about Islam and religious leaders or scholars throughout the country have been inscribed. From the early history of the spread of Islam in Indonesia to its ulama figures.
One of the great histories of Islam and Indonesian ulama figures is in West Kalimantan. Guru Haji Ismail Mundu. A humble cleric who chooses to listen and ask his fellow religious leaders.
Do not want to highlight the capacity of Islamic knowledge. Although sometimes the scholars who gather with Guru Haji Ismail Mundu, their Islamic knowledge is not up to par with him. Guru Haji Ismail Mundu chose an attitude of respect rather than refuting his fellow ulama.
Although Guru Haji Ismail Mundu is a great scholar in West Kalimantan, precisely in Teluk Pakedai, Kubu Raya Regency (formerly Pontianak Regency), his ancestors actually came from the Bugis Tribe, South Sulawesi. Guru Haji Ismail Mundu still has ‘blue blood’ descendants with the Sawitto Kingdom in South Sulawesi.
Guru Haji Ismail Mundu was born in 1870 to Daeng Abdul Karim Jailani alias Daeng Talengka and Zahra alias Wak Soro. Guru Haji Ismail Mundu’s father was a mursyid Tariqah. While his mother is from Kakap, West Kalimantan.
Guru Haji Ismail Mundu’s qualified ability towards Islam has actually been punched since he was a child. Guru Haji Ismail Mundu first learned the Koran at the age of 7 with his uncle, Haji Muhammad bin Haji Ali. Within seven months of learning the Koran, Guru Haji Ismail Mundu was able to complete the Koran.
As a teenager, Guru Haji Ismail Mundu’s father told him to return to deepening Islamic knowledge. Then Guru Haji Ismail Mundu studied with several prominent scholars in West Kalimantan, such as Haji Abdullah Bilawa who was dubbed the Ulama Batu Examiner. To some of these scholars, Guru Haji Ismail Mundu studied the repertoire of Islamic religious books while memorizing them.
Guru Haji Ismail Mundu counted up to four times performing the pilgrimage to the Holy Land of Mecca. The age of 20 was the first time Guru Haji Ismail Mundu left for the pilgrimage to Mecca.
It turned out that when Guru Haji Ismail Mundu was in Makkah, he also found his soul mate named Ruzlan. A girl descended from the Habib tribe. They then married in Mecca after Guru Haji Ismail Mundu finished the pilgrimage. Unfortunately, the marriage could not last forever. Guru Haji Ismail Mundu’s wife died and had not yet had a chance to give birth to a child.
Guru Haji Ismail Mundu returned to Indonesia. He again found his soul mate named Hajjah Aisyah. The same fate as Guru Haji Ismail Mundu’s initial marriage was experienced again. Hajjah Aisyah died and also had not had time to give birth.
Guru Haji Ismail Mundu’s third marriage was with his cousin Hafifa bint Haji Sema’Ila. From this marriage, Guru Haji Ismail Mundu was blessed with two sons and a daughter. But again, Guru Haji Ismail Mundu was tested. His third wife died. Likewise, all of his children died when they were children.
Then the fourth marriage of Guru Haji Ismail Mundu was carried out with a woman of Saudi Arabian descent named Hajjah Asmah. After getting married, Guru Haji Ismail Mundu and his wife again set out for Hajj for the second time. In Mecca, apart from the pilgrimage, Guru Haji Ismail Mundu also learned to deepen his Islamic knowledge with the Mufti of Makkah Sayid Abdullah Azzawawi.
Guru Haji Ismail Mundu was also asked to be the Mufti of the Kubu Kingdom, West Kalimantan. His ability in Islamic knowledge made the royal party trust him as a source of reference for Islamic problems. However, Guru Haji Ismail Mundu was not impressed. The way of delivering an explanation of Guru Haji Ismail Mundu’s Islamic problems is more impressive in casual conversations and dialogues such as learning from each other.
Guru Haji Ismail Mundu for the people who live in Pakedai Bay, West Kalimantan, is an exemplary scholar and role model. The presence of Guru Haji Ismail Mundu in Pakedai Bay to stay while broadcasting Islam was able to change the characteristics of a violent and ruleless area into an orderly one, according to Islamic and religious guidance.