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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 February 2025. Islam in Indonesia Muslims in Indonesia perform Eid al-Fitr prayers Total population 244,410,757 (2023) 87,06% of the population [a] Languages Liturgical Quranic Arabic Common Indonesian (official), various regional languages Mass Eid al-Fitr prayer at the national Istiqlal Mosque in ...
Aceh is where the spread of Islam in Indonesia began, and was a key factor of the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia. Islam reached Aceh (Kingdoms of Fansur and Lamuri ) around 1250 AD. In the early 17th century the Sultanate of Aceh was the most wealthy, powerful and cultivated state in the Malacca Straits region.
[8]: 3 The most reliable evidence of the early spread of Islam in Indonesia comes from inscriptions on tombstones and a limited number of travellers’ accounts. The earliest legibly inscribed tombstone is dated AH 475 (AD 1082), although as it belongs to a non-Indonesian Muslim, there is doubt as to whether it was transported to Java at a ...
Minangkabau adat festival. 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 West Sumatrans reside. [1]
The sultans declared Islam as a state religion and pursued war against each other, including on non-Muslim communities. [27] Indonesian Muslim men wearing songkok and sarong standing in salah Perlon Unggahan — a slametan ritual for ancestors of Javanese Muslims in Pekuncen, Banyumas on last Friday before Ramadan
Indonesia, [c] officially the Republic of Indonesia, [d] is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Comprising over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea, Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and the 14th-largest country by area, at 1,904,569 square kilometres (735,358 square miles).
Islam is the dominant religion in Aceh and over 98% of the 4 million people identify as Muslim. According to data from the 2005 census, the religious percentages in Aceh are 98.87% Islam, 0.87% Protestantism , 0.15% Buddhism , 0.09% Catholicism and 0.02% Hinduism .
In fact, Muslim population growth is expected to slow down in Asia (including the Middle East) and Africa, due to lower birth rates. [318] The largest Muslim population growths are expected to be in the Middle East and Africa. [318] Furthermore, Pakistan is projected to be the country with the largest Muslim population by 2030. [318]