Wikipedia's first sentence called it “revered saints of islam in indonesia”. Today it says “group of nine da'is”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Sources of information”.
Measured, not asserted. Every count, date and revision on this page was taken from Wikipedia's own history and checked against the live article. The words quoted are theirs.
Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-03.
We saved snapshots of this article over twenty years; you are reading the 2020 one. Red dashes: removed from Wikipedia since.Pale dots: rewritten; the numbered note shows what it says now.Red text: written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot.1 tap a number or a side note to jump between them
The opening as it read in 2020
Wali Songo (also transcribed as Wali Sanga) are revered saints of Islam in Indonesia , especially on the island of Java , because of their historic role in the Spread of Islam in Indonesia . The word wali is Arabic for "trusted one" ("guardian" in other contexts in Indonesia) or "friend of God" ("saint" in this context), while the word sanga is Javanese for group of monks or the number nine.1Thus, the term is often translated as "Sangha of saints".2 Although referred to as a group, there is good evidence that fewer than nine were alive at any given time. Also, there are sources that use the term "Wali Sanga" to refer to saintly mystic(s) other than the most well-known nine individuals. Each man is often attributed the title sunan in Javanese , which may derive from suhun , in this context meaning "honoured". Most of the wali were also called raden during their lifetimes, because they were members of royal houses. (See "Style and Title" section of Yogyakarta Sultanate for an explanation of Javanese nobility terms.) The graves of Wali Sanga are venerated as locations of ziarah ( ziyarat ) or local pilgrimage in Java.3 The graves are also known as pundhen in Javanese. A History of Modern Indonesia since c.1300, 2nd Edition .
This is Wikipedia's own text, saved in our repository. Their copy of it is revision 965204160.
The opening as it stood in 2010
The Wali Sanga (also transcribed as Wali Songo) are revered saints of Islam in Indonesia , especially on the island of Java , because of their historic role in the Spread of Islam in Indonesia . The word wali is Arabic for "trusted one" ("guardian" in other contexts in Indonesia) or "friend of God" ("saint" in this context), while the word songo is Javanese for the number nine. Thus, the term is often translated as "9 saints". Each man is often attributed the title sunan in Javanese , which may derive from suhun , in this context meaning "honoured". Most of the wali were also called raden during their lifetimes, because they were members of royal houses. (See "Style and Title" section of Yogyakarta Sultanate for an explanation of Javanese nobility terms.) The graves of Wali Sanga are venerated as locations of ziarah ( ziyarat ) or local pilgrimage in Java. The graves are also known as pundhen in Javanese. A History of Modern Indonesia since c.1300, 2nd Edition .
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 350967811.
The opening as it stood in 2015
The Wali Sanga (also transcribed as Wali Songo) are revered saints of Islam in Indonesia , especially on the island of Java , because of their historic role in the Spread of Islam in Indonesia . The word wali is Arabic for "trusted one" ("guardian" in other contexts in Indonesia) or "friend of God" ("saint" in this context), while the word songo is Javanese for the number nine. Thus, the term is often translated as "9 saints". Each man is often attributed the title sunan in Javanese , which may derive from suhun , in this context meaning "honoured". Most of the wali were also called raden during their lifetimes, because they were members of royal houses. (See "Style and Title" section of Yogyakarta Sultanate for an explanation of Javanese nobility terms.) The graves of Wali Sanga are venerated as locations of ziarah ( ziyarat ) or local pilgrimage in Java. The graves are also known as pundhen in Javanese. A History of Modern Indonesia since c.1300, 2nd Edition .
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 666061568.
The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Islamic revered saints in Java The Wali Songo (also transcribed as Wali Sanga ) are revered saints of Islam in Indonesia , especially on the island of Java , because of their historic role in the spread of Islam in Indonesia . The word wali is Arabic for "trusted one" ("guardian" in other contexts in Indonesia) or "friend of God" ("saint" in this context), while the word sanga is Javanese for the number nine. Although referred to as a group, there is good evidence that fewer than nine were alive at any given time. Also, there are sources that use the term "Wali Sanga" to refer to saintly mystic(s) other than the most well-known nine individuals. Each man is often attributed the title sunan in Javanese , which may derive from suhun , in this context meaning "honoured". Most of the wali were also called raden during their lifetimes, because they were members of royal houses. (See "Style and Title" section of Yogyakarta Sultanate for an explanation of Javanese nobility terms.) The graves of Wali Sanga are venerated as locations of ziarah ( ziyarat ) or local pilgrimage in Java. The graves are also known as pundhen in Javanese. A History of Modern Indonesia since c.1300, 2nd Edition .
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 1174285462.
The opening as it stood in 2025
Islamic revered saints in Java ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Wali Songo ( Javanese : ꦮꦭꦶꦱꦔ , lit. ' Nine Saints ' ), also transcribed as Wali Sanga , are revered saints of Islam in Indonesia , especially on the island of Java , because of their historic role in the spread of Islam in Indonesia . The word wali is Arabic for "trusted one" or "friend of God" ("saint" in this context), while the word sanga is Javanese for the number nine. Although referred to as a group, there is good evidence that fewer than nine were alive at any given time. Also, some sources use the term "Wali Sanga" to refer to saintly mystic(s) other than the most well-known nine individuals. Each man is often attributed the title sunan in Javanese , which may derive from suhun , in this context meaning "honoured". Most of the wali were also called raden during their lifetimes, because they were members of royal houses. The graves of the Wali Sanga are venerated as locations of ziarah ( ziyarat ) or local pilgrimage in Java. The graves are also known as pundhen in Javanese. A History of Modern Indonesia since c.1300, 2nd Edition .
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 1291983607. This is our newest snapshot; the live article may have moved again since.
Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “revered saints of islam in indonesia”. Today it says “group of nine da'is”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Sources of information”. Read the current article and compare.
2010
2015
2020
Oct '23
2025
Counts in the opening at each snapshot. Green: the word gained ground. Red: it was cut. Grey: no change.
What Wikipedia says this is
Every article opens by defining its subject. This one was redefined since 2010, and today's defining sentence is their current revision.
Then
revered saints of islam in indonesia
Now
group of nine da'is
Sections that no longer exist
Present on October 6, 2023, absent today, with no near-matching heading in the current article and the article shorter overall, so this is not a renamed heading or a topic absorbed into a fuller treatment. 1 section of 400 characters or more gone since October 6 2023, with the article 725 characters shorter.
Sources of information
Struck red text is no longer in the article; dotted amber text was rewritten. Every revision id links to Wikipedia's copy; the text shown is our own saved copy. Data: /data. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA; quoted for the record; not affiliated with Wikipedia.
