Mlangi Islamic Village

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A. Overview

Mlangi Village is one of the worth-visiting religious tourism sites in Yogyakarta. Its origin—and name—is associated with Kyai Nur Iman, a relative of Sultan Hamengku Buwono I whose real name is Prince Hangabehi Sandiyo. Kyai Nur Iman was an ulema. His father was RP Suryo Putro, the oldest son of the king of Mataram, Kanjeng Susuhunan Pakubuwono I (1704-1719). In 1745, a power struggle shocked the kingdom until 1755 when the Treaty of Giyanti was signed. As a result of the accord, Mataram Kingdom broke into two, namely Surakarta Hadiningrat Sunanate and Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Sultanate.

In the time of conflict, RM Sandiyo/Ikhsan managed to flee to the west and then became an ulema. As the civil war ended, RM Sandiyo was told to return and choose which kingdom he would side: Yogyakarta or Surakarta. In 1976, Jumenengan Prince Mangkubumi ascended to the throne in Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Sultanate, bearing the title of Ngarso Dalem Sampeyan Dalem Ingkang Sinuwun Kanjeng Sultan Hamengku Buwono Senopati ing Alogo Khalifatullah Ngabdurrahman Sayidin Panotogomo ingkang Jumeneng Sepisan (in short, “The Ruler of Kingdom and Religion”)—common people know him as Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono I. Being a king, Prince Mangkubumi bestowed a piece of land to his oldest brother, BPH Sandiyo/Kyai Nur Iman.

Kyai Nur Iman built upon the land a village especially for teaching and proselytizing Islam. He moved there himself and set up an education center called Pemulangan. Pemulangan means a site for teaching or in Javanese, mulangi. The word mulangi underwent alteration to be then pronounced as mlangi.

B. Features

In Mlangi Village, the people’s intimacy with Islam is not phony at all; we can see it from the way they dress. While almost every woman in the village wears a hijab inside and outside her house, the men have sarong, loose Islamic dress, and hat on even when they are at home. Observing Islamic teachings is a priority for Mlangi people. The people do spare some of their time to learn Islam, but it does not mean they leave their worldly lives behind.

Mlangi Village has been recognized as one of the major textile producers in Yogyakarta for a long time. Its products change to keep up with the time. Woven clothes and stamped batik were once popular here from 1920 to 1965. The business was dying down since printed batik took over the market and because of the rising price of batik cloth materials. As a consequence, there were only a few batik producers left. Sultan Agung Batik Company, one of the survivors, has slowly been dimming since late 1980s. Today, the bustling business in the village includes production of batik trousers, hat, hijab, badminton net, and karambol (a pool game using coins) board.

Mlangi Village has 12 pesantren (Islamic boarding school). One of them is Pesantren As-Salafiyah, is the oldest one being built on July 5th, 1921 by KH Masduki. At first, As-Salfiyah was not a school. It was a religious community in a small mosque. The community grew to be a school as the members increased. Despite having only a narrow space, the school has about 300 students and uses an education method as good as that in general schools.

Every Ramadan, the village is always busy with religious rituals, such as Quran recital, children congregation, and so on. There are also people from outside Mlangi who come for a religious visit, for instance, by enrolling themselves in a short-term religious education in the boarding school.

C. Location

Mlangi Village is situated in Gamping District, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta.

D. Access

Letaknya kurang lebih 7 km arah barat laut dari ibukota propinsi, dan 7 km arah utara ibukota kabupaten. Anda yang ingin berkunjung ke Dusun Mlangi ini, bila berjalan ke arah utara bisa melewati Ring Road Barat Yogyakarta dan melaju mengikuti arah jalan beraspal yang kanan kirinya ditumbuhi pohon kelapa, Anda akan sampai di sebuah dusun bernama Mlangi, tepatnya di sebuah masjid bernama Jami' Mlangi.

The village is approximately 7 km in the northwest of Yogyakarta province and 7 km to the north of Sleman Regency capital. You can go there through West Ring Road and follow the street until you find the village and a mosque called Jami’ Mlangi.

E. Harga Tiket

With no entrance charge, Mlangi Village can be visited by anyone, anytime. If you are a Muslim, you can also pray in Jami’ Mlangi Mosque and join the religious activities.

F. Akomodasi dan Fasilitas Lainnya

Jami’ Mlangi Mosque is a historic building in Mlangi Village, constructed in the time of Kyai Nur Iman or in about the year of 1760. The grave of Kyai Nur Iman is not far from the mosque. You can go there through a passage at the south of the mosque or by jumping over a small pond beside the washing place. The tomb is a building like a small house and surrounded with wooden fences. Usually, the pilgrims will read the Quran while sitting around the tomb.

Text : Eko Wahyu
Translation : Reza Daffi
Photo(s) : Collection of Jogjatrip.com
(Primary data and various sources)

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