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Most Muslims in Southeast Asia are Sunni and follow the Shafi'i school of fiqh, or religious law. [4] It is the official religion in Malaysia and Brunei while it is one of the six recognised faiths in Indonesia. Islam in Southeast Asia is heterogeneous and is manifested in many different ways.
In 2020, the total number of Muslims in Asia was about 1.3 billion, it is the largest religion in Asia. Asia constitutes in absolute terms the world's largest Muslim population. [1] and about 62% of the world's Muslims live in Asia, with Indonesia, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Malaysia having the largest Muslim populations in
Muslim Southeast Asia refers to the areas of Southeast Asia that have significant populations of Muslims. It includes: Most parts of Indonesia including most of Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, West Nusa Tenggara, Maluku Islands and Sulawesi (Java and Sumatra alone have the majority of Indonesia's population). Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah; Brunei
South Asia has the largest population of Muslims in the world, with about one-third of all Muslims being from South Asia. [22] [23] [24] Islam is the dominant religion in the Maldives, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. India is the country with the largest Muslim population outside Muslim-majority countries with more than 200 million ...
Islam is the second largest religion in Asia with about 1.2 billion adherents. [53] [54] Asia constitute in absolute terms the world's Muslim population. [55] South and Southeast Asia are home of the most populous Muslim countries, with Indonesia, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Malaysia having more than 100 million
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, is an intergovernmental organization that comprises 10 states based in Southeast Asia. Five countries—Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the ...
Muslims are the overwhelming majority in Central Asia, [39] the majority in the Caucasus, [40] [41] and widespread in Southeast Asia. [42] India has the largest Muslim population outside Muslim-majority countries. [43] Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran, and Egypt are home to the world’s second, fourth, sixth and seventh largest Muslim populations ...
By far the largest country in Southeast Asia, Indonesia lies at the southern end of the region and consists of roughly 17,500 islands, including Sumatra and Bali. With so many islands, it’s no ...