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The 2020 census conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority found that 6.4% (6,981,710) of Filipinos were Muslims, [1] up from 6.0% (6,064,744) in 2015. [11] However, it was reported in 2004 that some Muslim groups asserted that the proper number was between eight and twelve percent. [12]
The recorded history of the Philippines between 900 and 1565 begins with the creation of the Laguna Copperplate Inscription in 900 and ends with the beginning of Spanish colonization in 1565. The inscription records its date of creation in 822 Saka (900 CE). The discovery of this document marks the end of the prehistory of the Philippines at ...
Mysticism is a defining characteristic of Islam in Southeast Asia, with Sufism having a large regional following. Mystic forms of Islam fit in well with already established traditions. [5] The adaptation of Islam to local traditions is seen as a positive thing by Muslims in Southeast Asia. [6] Islam is part of everyday life for adherents in ...
Islam. Islam is the second-largest religion in South Asia, with more than 650 million Muslims living there, forming about one-third of the region's population. Islam first spread along the coastal regions of the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka, almost as soon as it started in the Arabian Peninsula, as the Arab traders brought it to South Asia.
Arabs in the Philippines. Arab traders have been visiting the Philippines for about 2,000 years, playing a prominent role in the trade networks of the time. They used Southeast Asia for stopovers and trading posts. [2] Since the 14th century, Arab travelers such as Makhdun Karim is known to have reached the Philippines and brought Islam to the ...
The Sultanate of Sulu (Tausug: Kasultanan sin Sūg; Malay: Kesultanan Sulu; Filipino: Sultanato ng Sulu) was a Sunni Muslim state that ruled the Sulu Archipelago, coastal areas of Zamboanga City and certain portions of Palawan in the today's Philippines, alongside parts of present-day Sabah and North Kalimantan in north-eastern Borneo.
Muhammad and the Rashidun Caliphs. 6th century CE (13 BH – 23 BH) The Umayyad Caliphate, the Abbasid Caliphate and its fragmentation, the Mamluk Sultanate, the Delhi Sultanate. 7th century CE (23 BH – 81 AH) 8th century CE (81 AH – 184 AH) 9th century CE (184 AH – 288 AH) 10th century CE (288 AH – 391 AH)
Islam first reached Maritime Southeast Asia through traders from Mecca in the 7th century, [138] particularly via the western part of what is now Indonesia. Arab traders from Yemen already had a presence in Asia through trading and travelling by sea, serving as intermediary traders to and from Europe and Africa.