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Islam is a minority faith in Thailand, with statistics in 2006, suggesting 4.9% of the population are Muslim. [1] [2] Figures as high as 5% of Thailand's population have also been mentioned. [3] [4] [5] A 2023 Pew Research Center survey gave 7%. [6] Thai Muslims are the largest religious minority in the country. [7]
By 1944, Thai civil law was enforced throughout the land including the Patani region over-riding the earlier concessions to local Islamic administrative practices. [11]: 131 The school curriculum was revised to that of a Thai-centric one with all lessons in the Thai language. Traditional Muslim courts that were used to handle civil cases were ...
Islam is part of everyday life for adherents in Southeast Asia and is not separated from "non-religious realms". [7] Southeast Asia is the global region with the highest number of Muslims in the world, surpassing the Middle East and North Africa. [5] [8] Islam in Southeast Asia is neglected in Western study of Islam which centers around the ...
Wat Arun. The Tai or Thai ethnic group migrated into mainland Southeast Asia over a period of centuries. The word Siam (Thai: สยาม RTGS: Sayam) may have originated from Pali (suvaṇṇabhūmi, "land of gold"), Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma, "dark"), or Mon ရာမည (rhmañña, "stranger"), with likely the same root as Shan and Ahom.
Several thousand Hindus of Indian origin live in Thailand, mainly in the larger cities. Besides this group of "traditional Hindus", Thailand in its earliest days was under the rule of the Khmer Empire, which had strong Hindu roots, and the influence among Thais remains even today. There are also some ethnic Cham Hindus living in Thailand. [88]
Located in Narathiwat, a southern province in Thailand, it is in use today by the large Muslim community in the area. The mosque was built in 1634 to serve the newly settled Muslim community during that time. It is the oldest wooden mosque in Thailand. [1]
Patani has been suggested to be founded some time between 1350 and 1450, although its history before 1500 is unclear. [4] According to the Malay Annals, Chau Sri Wangsa, a Siamese prince, founded Patani by conquering Kota Mahligai. He converted to Islam and took on the title of Sri Sultan Ahmad Shah in the late 15th to early 16th century. [8]
The Krue Se Mosque (Malay: Masjid Kerisek; Thai: มัสยิดกรือเซะ, RTGS: Matsayit Kruese) also called Gresik Mosque, Pitu Krue-ban Mosque (Thai: มัสยิดปิตูกรือบัน), Pintu Gerbang Mosque, or Sultan Muzaffar Shah Mosque, is a mosque, located in the Pattani Province of Thailand.