Mantingan mosque and grave

Mantingan Mosque is an ancient mosque in the village of Mantingan, District Annual, Jepara regency, Central Java. The mosque was reportedly established in the Sultanate of Demak.

  Founded by a high floor tiles covered with Chinese-made, and likewise with the railroad-undakannya. All imported from Macao. Building including the roof ridge is a Chinese style. Outer and inner walls are decorated with blue pictorial pottery plate, being a wall next to where priests and preachers are decorated with reliefs of wildlife pictorial square, dancers and dancers carved on rocks deep yellow. Supervision of construction work of this mosque was none other than Mo Han Liem Babah.

Inside the mosque complex, there is the tomb of Sultan Hadlirin, husband of Queen Kanjeng Kalinyamat and sister-in-law Sultan Trenggono, the last ruler of Demak. In addition there are also grave Waliullah Mbah Abdul Jalil, who was mentioned as another name Sheikh Siti Jenar.

HISTORY AND LEGENDS

Stated above that the Mantingan Mosque was the second Mosque. The Mosque was built in 1481 S until 1559 C. according to statement stated inside the Mosque “ RUPA BRAHMANA WANASARI" written by son of R. Muhayat, his name R. Toyib. In the beginning R. Toyib studied Islamic knowledge in Mecca and China. After finishing his study, he then moved to Jepara. R. Toyib married Ratu Kalinyamat (Retno Kencono), a daughter of  Sultan Trenggono from Demak kingdom. He then was called “Sultan Hadlirin” and throned as ‘Adipati Jepara’ until he passed away and finally was buried beside the Mosque that he had built.
In the graveyard area, his wife and his Chinese relative, named CIE GWI GWAN were also buried. The graveyard fully crowded at “Khol” (the day where people commemorate the death of Sultan Hadlirin’s death) also at ceremonial moment to change banner covered the Sultan’s tomb. This ceremonial moment is held once a year at 17 Robiul Awal (month of Moslem calendar), same with the date of Jepara anniversary.

The grave is believed by many people that has magical power. Husband and wife who haven’t got any child yet supposed to visit the grave yard and pick some fallen pace fruits. The ‘Pace’ fruit then has to be eaten by the husband and wife, if god may permit, the husband and wife will get baby.
Another magical power in this grave is the holy water, local people believe that the water used to get the truth of someone. Jeparanase people use this water when they are facing a problem by drinking the water, but it’s just a belief, you may believe or not.

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