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    THE ISLAMIC TRA-WPS Office

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    Islam spread throughout Southeast Asia over a thousand years through traders, sailors, and holy men. It took hold in places like Java, Indonesia, where the majority of the population is now Muslim. The most influential early Islamic kingdom was the Sultanate of Melaka in the 1400s, which became a major trading center between India and China. By the 16th century, Islam had spread throughout Southeast Asia, with important sultanates established in places like Sumatra, Java, the Sulu archipelago, and Mindanao.

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    THE ISLAMIC TRA-WPS Office

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    Islam spread throughout Southeast Asia over a thousand years through traders, sailors, and holy men. It took hold in places like Java, Indonesia, where the majority of the population is now Muslim. The most influential early Islamic kingdom was the Sultanate of Melaka in the 1400s, which became a major trading center between India and China. By the 16th century, Islam had spread throughout Southeast Asia, with important sultanates established in places like Sumatra, Java, the Sulu archipelago, and Mindanao.

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    Islam spread throughout Southeast Asia over a thousand years through traders, sailors, and holy men. It took hold in places like Java, Indonesia, where the majority of the population is now Muslim. The most influential early Islamic kingdom was the Sultanate of Melaka in the 1400s, which became a major trading center between India and China. By the 16th century, Islam had spread throughout Southeast Asia, with important sultanates established in places like Sumatra, Java, the Sulu archipelago, and Mindanao.

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    THE ISLAMIC TRA-WPS Office

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    Islam spread throughout Southeast Asia over a thousand years through traders, sailors, and holy men. It took hold in places like Java, Indonesia, where the majority of the population is now Muslim. The most influential early Islamic kingdom was the Sultanate of Melaka in the 1400s, which became a major trading center between India and China. By the 16th century, Islam had spread throughout Southeast Asia, with important sultanates established in places like Sumatra, Java, the Sulu archipelago, and Mindanao.

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    THE ISLAMIC TRADITION:

    The movement of Islam into the countries around the South China Sea started
    over a
    thousand years ago and continues to this day. Most of those who brought
    Islamic stories and
    tales into Southeast Asia were sailors, traders, holy men, and adventurers who
    found the
    religion easy to transport since it required no temples, priests, or
    congregations for its
    worshippers. For a closer look at how Islam has been localized in Southeast
    Asia, the history
    of Islam on the island of Java in the Republic of Indonesia provides a good
    example. Java
    today is home to 59 percent of Indonesia’s population, which is projected to
    surpass a
    quarter of a billion people by the end of the decade. Almost two thirds of
    Although some Islamic traders and sailors came to Java from Arabia, it is
    clear that
    the arrival of Islam can be seen as a continuation of religious and cultural
    ideas coming from
    India in the preceding centuries. Muslims from Arabia, Persia, India,
    Sumatra, and China all
    passed through Java’s coastal cities. Islam was steadily taking hold on the
    north coast of Java
    throughout the heyday of Majapahit, the last great inland Hindu-Buddhist
    Empire. Majapahit
    flourished in the fourteenth century when Java became a focal point for
    stories moving
    throughout the South China Sea between India and China
    The most significant Islamic kingdom to emerge in Southeast Asia at this time
    was
    the sultanate of Melaka, which was founded around 1400 by a local prince
    who converted to
    Islam. Established along the Straits of Melaka on the western Malay Peninsula,
    the sultanate
    became the main entrepot for merchants traveling between India and China,
    and was noted
    for its safe harbor and effective administration. Melaka's influence declined
    significantly
    though after it captured by the Portuguese in 1511, with trade moving to
    other ports in the
    region.
    Other important sultanates in Southeast Asia around the time of Melaka's
    ascendancy included Aceh in northern Sumatra; Johor on the Malay
    Peninsula; the port
    cities of Demak and Banten on the north coast of Java; the kingdom of
    Mataram in central
    Java; and Ternate and Tidore in what is now Maluku. By the 16th century,
    Islam had also
    spread into the Sulu archipelago, where an important sultanate was
    established, and the
    island of Mindanao, in what is now the Philippines.
    Philippines. The Muslim minority population in the Philippines is
    mostly concentrated on the southern island of Mindanao and on
    the Sulu archipelago. Relations between the Muslim population
    here and the predominantly Catholic majority in the rest of the
    country have been difficult for decades, although periodic efforts
    to negotiate settlements and agreements have been occasionally
    successful.

    Malaysia. Islam in Malaysia is represented by the Shafi'i version


    of Sunni theology and jurisprudence, while defining Malaysia
    constitutionally a secular state. Islam was introduced by traders
    arriving from Arabia, China and the Indian subcontinent. It
    became firmly established in the 15th century
    Brunei. The culture of Brunei is strongly influenced by Malay
    cultures and the Islamic religion. While Standard Malay is the
    official language of Brunei, languages such as Brunei, Malay
    and English are more commonly spoken. Islam is the official
    religion of Brunei and Brunei has implemented Sharia law
    since 2014.

    Indonesia. Islam in Indonesia is considered to have gradually


    spread through merchant activities by Arab Muslim traders,
    adoption by local rulers and the influence of mysticism since
    the13th century. During the late colonial era, it was adopted
    as a rallying banner against colonialism.

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