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The National Mosque of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, built to celebrate independence.. Malaysia is a multi-religious society, but while the Malaysian constitution theoretically guarantees freedom of religion, Islam is the official religion of the federation, as well as the legally presumed faith of all ethnic Malays.
Malaysia religion-related lists (1 C, 1 P) B. Buddhism in Malaysia (5 C, 5 P) C. Christianity in Malaysia (8 C, 6 P) E. Religious education in Malaysia (2 C) F.
In the Constitution of Malaysia, Islam is granted the status of "religion of the Federation" to symbolize its importance to Malaysian society, while defining Malaysia constitutionally as a secular state. Therefore, other religions can be practiced legally, though freedom of religion is still limited in Malaysia. [2] [3] [4]
The Constitution of Malaysia establishes a right to freedom of religion in Article 11. However, Islam is also established as the state religion of the country in article 3, and article 11 provides for legal restrictions on proselytizing to Muslims.
Religion portal; Subcategories. ... Jews and Judaism in Malaysia (1 C, 2 P) M. Malaysian Muslims (9 C, 1,333 P) S. Malaysian Sikhs (23 P) T. Malaysian Taoists (2 P)
However, some have recently converted to mainstream religions due to state-sponsored Muslim dawah or evangelism by Christian missionaries. In East Malaysia, animism is also practised by an ever decreasing number of various Borneo tribal groups. The Chinese generally practise their folk religion which is also partially animistic in nature. The ...
Christianity is the third-largest religion in Malaysia. In the 2020 census, 9.1% of the Malaysian population identified themselves as Christians. [1] About two-thirds of Malaysia's Christian population lives in East Malaysia, in the states of Sabah and Sarawak.
Dominant religious confessions in Malaysia according to 2020 census. [73] Dark green: Muslim majority > 50% Light green: Muslim plurality < 50% Blue: Christian majority > 50% . Islam is the largest and state religion of Malaysia, although Malaysia is a multi-religious society and the Malaysian constitution guarantees religious freedom. Despite ...