Better to stay in Semarang or Yogyakarta, if you dont have a special interest on Islam or the city itself. So, you can quickly to the spot without wasting time. Be sure you have a local driver. Driving in northern mainroad is crazy. Buses, big container etc. are your sparing. Better be careful!
Written Feb 23, 2004
While walking thru the gate behind the mosque and around the graveyard, you will smells some special fragrance. That is smells of burning kemenyan. For us in Java, we know that kind of fragrance normally used as an offering for spirits in other world. So, when i smell this kind of smells, I know that people suround are respecting or on a worship of something spiritual, animism. Mystical feeling.
Written Feb 23, 2004
Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Wet towel or wet tissue! I think it is the most neeeded, since swetaing is commonly happened in this area. It is close to the beach.
You can by a can drink everywhere.
Miscellaneous: Oh also things for rain! Umbrella or anything alike. At least to cover you to and from the place to the car.
Written Feb 23, 2004
Favorite thing: Once upon a time, Sunan Kudus was inviting communities to go to the mosque to listen to his sermons, during which time Sunan tied his cow, named Kebo Gumarang in the mosque courtyard. People who glorify Hindu cow, to be sympathetic. Especially after they heard about the explanation of Sunan Kudusconcerning to Surat (verses) Al Baqarah in Holy Qur'an, which means "cow". Until now, most traditional societies Kudus, still refusing to slaughter cattle.
The Hindu's society during Majapahit Kingdom hold a teaching that a cow is a sacred animals as God ancestor, base on this situation, Sunan by his wisdom as a preacher not allowed moslem to slaughter the cow in respected to Hindu. Up to now the peoples of Kudus still hold this concepts of tolerance and it is hard to find the beef cuisine in their menu.
Masyarakat Hindu menganggap bahwa sapi atau lembu adalah binatang suci yang tidak boleh diganggu. Sunan Kudus juga memerintahkan kepada masyarakat supaya jangan menyembelih lembu. Jika ini terjadi, maka masyarakat akan marah, sebab binatang kesayangannya diganggu.
Fondest memory: Ada cerita rakyat di Kudus tentang 'apa sebab masyarakat Kudus sampai sekarang tidak menyembelih sapi'?. Sebelum kedatangan Islam, daerah Kudus dan sekitarnya merupakan Pusat Agama Hindu. Dahulu Sunan Kudus ketika dahaga pernah ditolong oleh seorang pendeta Hindu dengan diberi air susu sapi. Maka sebagai rasa terima kasih, Sunan Kudus waktu itu melarang menyembelih binatang sapi dimana dalam agama Hindu, sapi merupakan hewan yang dimuliakan.
Updated Aug 1, 2012
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