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Islam is the most common religion in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra, embraced by 97.42% of the population. The Muslim population increases to 99.6% if it excludes the Mentawai Islands, where the majority of the non-Muslim (Protestant) West Sumatrans reside. [1] Islam in West Sumatra is predominantly Sunni, though there is a small Shia ...
Padang Panjang (sometimes written as Padangpanjang, and spelt as Padang Pandjang in Dutch East Indies era, lit.'long field', Jawi: ڤادڠ ڤنجڠ ), is a city located in the cool highlands of West Sumatra, inland from the provincial capital Padang. Created by Law No.12 of 1956, it is an enclave situated geographically within Tanah Datar ...
Hamka was born on 17 February 1908 in Agam, West Sumatra, the eldest of four siblings. Raised in a family of devout Muslims, his father was Abdul Karim Amrullah, a clerical reformer of Islam in Minangkabau, also known as "Haji Rasul". His mother, Sitti Shafiyah, came from a lineage of Minangkabau artists. His paternal grandfather, Muhammad ...
Malik Ibrahim. Malik Ibrahim (died 7 April 1419), also known as Sunan Gresik or Kakek Bantal, was the first of the Wali Songo, the nine men generally thought to have introduced Islam to Java. [1]: 241. His habit of placing the Qu'ran on a pillow led to him receiving the nickname Kakek Bantal (lit. Pillow Grandfather). [2]
a According to customary law ( Adat ), all Minangkabau people are Muslim. Minangkabau people (Minangkabau: Urang Minang or Urang Awak; Indonesian or Malay: Orang Minangkabau; [5] Jawi: منڠكبو ), also known as Minang, are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the Minangkabau Highlands of West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Padang 2007 [123] Grand Mosque of Andalas: Padang 2012 [124] Al-Karim Grand Mosque: Agam Regency, West Sumatra 2012 [125] Grand Mosque of West Sumatra: Padang 2014 [126] Great Mosque of Pondok Tinggi: Sungai Penuh, Jambi: 1874 [127] Ikhsaniyyah Mosque: Jambi City: 1880 [128] Akbar At-Taqwa Grand Mosque: Bengkulu City: 1989 [40] Grand Mosque of ...
Malay : Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam [166]
Bandar Lampung (Lampungese: Kutak Bandarlampung; formerly Dutch: Oosthaven, lit. ' Eastern Harbor ' ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Lampung . Located on the southern tip of Sumatra , Bandar Lampung was originally called Tanjungkarang–Telukbetung , since it was a unification of two major settlements in Lampung ...