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For example, young Hasyim once studied at the Wonokoyo Islamic Boarding School,
Pasuruan; Langitan Islamic Boarding School, Tuban; Tenggilis Islamic Boarding School,
Surabaya; Demangan Islamic Boarding School, Bangkalan; and Siwalan Panji Islamic
Boarding School, Sidoarjo -all in East Java.
After that he went to Makkah al-Mukarramah, and studied diligently for seven years with
several great scholars - one of whom was Sheikh Akhmad Khatib (cousin of Haji Agus Salim),
who had been the Grand Imam of the Grand Mosque at the time.
After returning to his hometown, young Hasyim Asy'ari founded the Tebuireng Islamic
Boarding School (PP). When he was about to build a pesantren in Tebuireng, his friends
laughed at Hasyim Asy'ari. Can not be blamed, Tebuireng at that time was famous as a red
spot.
Only about 300 meters from the location of the pesantren, there is a sugar factory founded
by the Dutch in 1884. The presence of this sugar factory brought a number of changes in values
for the people of Tebuireng and its surroundings.
Banishing Sin
The factory workers generally come from the city, and live in people's homes. Enough money,
yes they need a place of entertainment. So in a short time Dusun Tebuireng was transformed
into a place of immorality.
There were liquor stalls, brothels, and gambling establishments. Night markets are also often
held which invite snatchers. Thus, Tebuireng is well-known as a black area in Jombang.
Because of that, his fellow clerics had warned Hasyim Asy'ari not to continue with his
intention. "It's like going into a tiger's den," they said at the time, as quoted from Gatra, May
3, 1999, in the editionA Century of Tebuireng Islamic Boarding School.