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In Ahmadiyya organisation Jamaah Muslim Ahmadiyah Indonesia (JMAI), there are an estimated 400.000 followers, which equates to 0.2% of the total Muslim population, [16] spread over 542 branches across the country; in contrast to independent estimates, the Ministry of Religious Affairs estimates around 80.000 members. [50]
In 2022, Freedom House rated Indonesia’s religious freedom as 1 out of 4, [25] noting that Indonesia officially recognizes Islam, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Individuals may leave the “religion” section on their identity cards blank, but will often face discrimination.
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 ...
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Wednesday urged political leaders in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, to guard against religious extremism, which he said distorted ...
While Francis will want to highlight Indonesia's tradition of religious tolerance, the country's image as a moderate Muslim nation has been undermined by flare-ups of intolerance.
Religious liberalism is an interpretation dictated by independent thinking. Religious secularism is an idea to demarcate religion into the private realm. [12] [11] Based on these definitions, on 'legal certainty' section, the fatwa declares religious pluralism, religious liberalism as well as religious secularism as contradictory with Islam.
Indonesia is 86% Muslim and is the country ... most having Sharia as constitution and being non-secular with ban on ... Vietnamese indigenous religion ...
Indonesia is constitutionally a secular state and the first principle of Indonesia's philosophical foundation, Pancasila, is "belief in the one and only God". A number of different religions are practised in the country, and their collective influence on the country's political, economic and cultural life is significant. [ 68 ]