Residents Lebak, Banten, surprised with the discovery of a huge ancient Qur’an. The length of the Qur’an that reach 2.5 meters and 1.38 meters wide. Besides the Qur’an also found a sword with a 1.7 meters long.

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The glory of the Sultanate of Banten is long past, yet every week thousands come on pilgrimage

TEXT AND PHOTOS BY TEGUH SUDARISMAN ADDITIONAL PHOTOS BY ARIF SUSANTO, EDIT BY DAS ALBANTANI

Attention, attention! All participants from Pekalongan, please assemble. Repeat - all participants from Pekalongan, please assemble. We will be departing immediately for the Grand Mosque of Banten!”

A man is shouting this announcement through a loudspeaker while running place to place. Two of the five buses in the yard near the grave of Sultan Maulana Yusuf (ruled 1570-1580) (more…)