Samarkand scholars who introduced Islam to Indonesia

The prominent scholars who emerged from Samarkand played an important role in the spread of Islam and Sufism throughout the world. This can be seen from the services rendered by Samarkand scholars in the spread of Islam in Indonesia. The Samarkand family, starting with Jumadil Kubro, made a great contribution to the transformation of Islam and Sufism into the daily life of the local population, not only in the archipelago, but throughout Southeast Asia. The legacy they left is still highly valued by the population today. Despite the incomparable place of Samarkand scholars in the history of Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia, their activities have been studied only by a few local Indonesian historians. The article reveals the activities of scholars of Samarkand and their descendants who were engaged in the call of Islam in the archipelago.