There is another theory states says Fatahillah was the son of the king of Mecca who married the royal princess of Pakuan Pajajaran, the capital of the Sunda Kingdom. Another opinion mentions his birth being in 1448 to Sultan Syarif Abdullah Maulana Huda, an Egyptian ruler of Banu Hashim descendent from Palestine, with Nyai Rara Santang, daughter of the king of Pakuan Pajajaran, Raden Manah Rasa. There are historical sources that say he was born in Central Asia, perhaps Samarqand, studied in Baghdad, and devoted himself to the Ottoman Empire, before joining the Demak Sultanate.[citation needed]
Later, some of Ba'alawi claimed Sunan Gunung Jati or Fatahillah as part of their Clan. This claim is debunked by the descendant of the Sunan Gunung Jati.
Ratu Darah Putih, sent down the kings of the Keratuan Darah Putih and the Keratuan Melinting Lampung
Maulana Abdullah
Prince Sendang Garuda
Relationship between Sunan Gunung Jati and Fatahillah
Recent research shows Sunan Gunung Jati is not the same as Fatahillah.[5] Sunan Gunung Jati is a great cleric and preacher born from generation to generation of clerics of Muhammad's grandson, Imam Husayn. Sunan Gunung Jati's real name is Syarif Hidayatullah son of Syarif Abdullah son of Nurul Alam son of Jamaluddin Akbar. Jamaluddin Akbar is a great traveler from Gujarat, India who led his sons and grandchildren to preach to Southeast Asia, with Campa (the edge of the Mekong delta, now Kampuchea) as headquarters. One of the sons of Sheikh Jamaluddin Akbar (better known as Sheikh Maulana Akbar) is Sheikh Ibrahim Akbar (father of Sunan Ampel).
Whereas Fatahillah was a Commander of Pasai, named Fadhlulah Khan, the Portuguese pronounced it as Falthehan. When Pasai and Malacca were captured by the Portuguese, he moved to Java to strengthen the fleet of Islamic sultanates in Java (Demak and Cirebon) after the death of Raden Abdul Qadir bin Yunus (Pati Unus, the son-in-law of Raden Patah the first Sultan of Demak).
References
^Wain, Alexander (2017). "China and the Rise of Islam on Java". In Peacock, A. C. S. (ed.). Islamisation: Comparative Perspectives from History. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. pp. 419–443.
