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Dominant religious confessions in Malaysia by state according to 2020 census. [3] Dark green: Muslim majority > 50% Light green: Muslim plurality < 50% Blue: Christian majority > 50% . Islam is the state religion of Malaysia, as per Article 3 of the Constitution. Meanwhile, other religions can be practised by non-Malay citizens of the country. [4]
The religion was adopted peacefully by the people of the coastal trading ports in modern-day Malaysia and Indonesia, absorbing rather than conquering existing beliefs. By the 15th and 16th centuries it was the majority faith of the Malay people.
Shiites are subjected to persecutions and raids by various state religious authorities in Malaysia. [70] This discrimination received religious legitimacy in 1996 when the Fatwa Committee for Religious Affairs issued a religious opinion (fatwa) that upheld the “orthodoxy” of Sunni Islam and branded Shi‘a Islam as “deviant.”
Malaysian people by religion (7 C) O. Religious organisations based in Malaysia (11 C, 3 P) R. Racial and religious quotas in Malaysia (20 P) Religious buildings and ...
Malaysians (Malay: Orang Malaysia; Jawi: أورڠ مليسيا ) are citizens who are identified with the country of Malaysia. Although citizens make up the majority of Malaysians, non-citizen residents may also claim a Malaysian identity. [10] The country is home to people of various national, ethnic and religious origins.
Folk religion in Malaysia is practised either openly or covertly depending on the type of rituals performed. Some forms of belief are not recognised by the government as a religion for statistical purposes although such practices are not outlawed. There is a deep interaction between the Chinese folk religion of the large Malaysian Chinese ...
Race and religion are sensitive issues in Malaysia. Ethnic Malays account for two-thirds of the country's 33 million people and must be Muslims, with apostasy considered a sin. There are large ...
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