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Wat Phra Kaew, the most sacred Theravada Buddhist temple in Bangkok A Thai Theravada Buddhist temple (left) and a Chinese folk religion temple (right), side by side, showing the Thai and Chinese religious heritage of the country. World's tallest bronze Ganesha statue at the Khlong Khuean Ganesh International Park in Khlong Khuean. Buddhism is ...
Thai Muslims are the largest religious minority in the country. [7] As of 2024, there are approximately 7.5 million Thai Muslims in the Kingdom or about 12% of the total 62.5 million Thai populations. [8] Most Thai Muslims are Sunni Muslims, although Thailand has a diverse population that includes immigrants from around the world. [9] [10]
Urdu Daira Maarif Islamiya or Urdu Encyclopaedia of Islam (Urdu: اردو دائرہ معارف اسلامیہ) is the largest Islamic encyclopedia published in Urdu by University of the Punjab. Originally it is a translated, expanded and revised version of Encyclopedia of Islam. Its composition began in the 1950s at University of the Punjab.
Thai literature reflects the history, culture, religion, and worldview of the Thai people, as well as their interactions with other nations and peoples. One of the earliest forms of Thai literature is the stone inscription, which records historical events, royal decrees, religious teachings, and cultural values.
The history of Islam is believed by most historians [1] to have originated with Muhammad's mission in Mecca and Medina at the start of the 7th century CE, [2] [3] although Muslims regard this time as a return to the original faith passed down by the Abrahamic prophets, such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, and Jesus, with the submission (Islām) to the will of God.
The country has an area of 198,000 square miles (510,000 km 2) and population of 70 million.According to the government's National Statistics Office, approximately 94.8 percent of the population is Buddhist and 4.5 percent is Muslim; [5] however, non-governmental organizations, academics, and religious groups estimated that approximately 85 to 90 percent of the population is Theravada Buddhist ...
Mazhab Aur Jadeed Challenge (Urdu: مذہب اور جدید چیلنج) is a 1966 Urdu book by Wahiduddin Khan on the topic of Islam and science. The book has been translated into several major languages of the world. The Arabic translation Al Islam Yatahadda has been included in the curriculum of several universities in the Arabic world. [1 ...
Active participation in Buddhism is among the highest in the world. Thailand has the second-largest number of Buddhists in the world after China. [279] According to the 2018 National Statistical Office data, 93.46% of the country's population self-identified as Buddhists. [2] Samanera of Theravada Buddhism, the most practised religion in Thailand