بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
إبراهيم غزالي
The Family of KH. Ibrahim Ghozali
1812 – 1917 · Bedi, Polorejo, Babadan, Ponorogo
Knowing our roots, caring for our heritage, keeping the ties of kinship.
“From Bedi, a forest cleared with prayer in the middle of the 19th century, a great family was born. KH. Ibrahim Ghozali (1812–1917) — hafiz, copyist of the Qur’an, and founder of Pondok Bedi — left behind knowledge, character, and the bond of kinship that today joins thousands of descendants across the archipelago.”
- Branches (Bani)
- 6
- Generations of descendants
- 8
- Names in the TALI Book 2022
- ±3.700
- Family reunions since 1985
- 7
- Handwritten Qur’an copies
- ±11
Six links of the chain
Six Children, Six Branches
KH. Ibrahim and Ny. Sudjinah were blessed with six children. Each became the root of one Bani (branch) — the six chain links on the RABIGH emblem.
- 1
NIT 1
Bani Roisah
with K. Iskandar
Bedi, Ponorogo
9 grandchildren1,570 recorded descendantsView branch → - 2
NIT 2
Bani Zainab
with KH. Umar
Tamanan, Ponorogo
8 grandchildren696 recorded descendantsView branch → - 3
NIT 3
Bani Marjiyah (Hj. Maimunah)
with KH. Imam Faqih
Plosorejo, Baron, Nganjuk
8 grandchildren582 recorded descendantsView branch → - 4
NIT 4
Bani KH. Ridlwan
with Ny. Taslimatun
Bakalan, Ponorogo
2 grandchildren33 recorded descendantsView branch → - 5
NIT 5
Bani Sudjinah
with H. Ahmad
Wonosari, Tanjunganom, Nganjuk
2 grandchildren120 recorded descendantsView branch → - 6
NIT 6
Bani Hj. Syarifah
with KH. Imam Rozi
Bedi, Ponorogo
9 grandchildren780 recorded descendantsView branch →
Eight Generations, in Javanese Terms
Javanese has a name for every degree of descent. Here are the descendants of KH. Ibrahim at each level, according to the TALI Book 2022.
Generation 1
Anak
Child
6
Generation 2
Putu
Grandchild
38
Generation 3
Buyut
Great-grandchild
180
Generation 4
Canggah
2×-great-grandchild
639
Generation 5
Wareng
3×-great-grandchild
1,565
Generation 6
Udhek-udhek
4×-great-grandchild
1,155
Generation 7
Gantung siwur
5×-great-grandchild
200
Generation 8
Gropak senthe
6×-great-grandchild
4
Stories & Lessons
All 12 stories →Honouring the Thieves
Three thieves who broke into the house instead 'got lost in the forest' all night, then fell asleep on the floor of the Kyai's room. The Kyai did not call his santri; he slaughtered a rooster, asked Nyai (his wife) to cook it, then invited the thieves to breakfast, gave each of them a bathok (coconut-shell measure) of rice to take with them, and thanked them for 'having guarded his house all night'. They repented. Similar stories: a coconut thief who 'could not get down', and fire ants (semut geni) that foiled five holes dug by burglars.
TALI Book 2022, p. 15
The Price of a Mushaf
The Qur'an was still rare in Java. After returning from Makkah (1847) with a mushaf (written copy of the Qur'an), KH. Ibrahim copied the Qur'an after tahajud (the late-night prayer), using a pen made of sodo aren (sugar-palm frond rib) and bak ink. The first mushaf took a year to complete; one commissioned by a santri was finished in six months in exchange for two cows — which were sold to build the pondok (boarding lodgings), a place for wudhu (ablution), and to repair the mosque. Patrons from Banyuwangi and Kedu gave as much as Rp 50 (a cow cost ±Rp 10). He is said to have copied 11 mushaf in his lifetime. A codicological study (Nun 7(1), 2021) found European paper bearing a Heelsum, Netherlands watermark, a mixed Uthmani–imla'i rasm (orthography), and the qiraat (reading) of 'Ashim in the riwayat (transmission) of Hafs.
TALI Book 2022, p. 16
Compassion for All Creatures
He did not chase away the chickens that ate the rice he had laid out to dry. If birds were perched or foraging on the path he was about to take, he would wait or choose another way: 'Pilih golek dalan liyo, katimbang ganggu manuk sing lagi golek pangan.' (Better to find another path than to disturb birds that are looking for food.)
TALI Book 2022, p. 17
Explore
Ancestral Lineage
Four ancestral lines — Sunan Ampel, Maulana Ishaq, Brawijaya V, Bethoro Katong.
How Are We Related?
Pick two names to find your common ancestor and kinship term.
Mushaf & Manuscripts
His handwritten Qur’an and books, now kept at Masjid Bedi.
The Three Mosques
Bedi, Tamanan and Al-Ibrahim Bakalan.
Silatul Arham
The great family reunion, held roughly every five years, each time with a new edition of the TALI Book.
- VII · 2022Masjid Baitus Sholihin, Serag, Pulung, Ponorogo
- VI · 2016Masjid Al-Islah, Santren, Ngronggot, Nganjuk
- V · 2011Masjid Ibrohim Ghozali, Bedi, Polorejo, Babadan, Ponorogo
- VIII · ±2027Upcoming — help complete the family data for the 8th edition.