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  2. Islam in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    Until the 1970s, many Malay Muslims followed a liberal and moderate Islam, like Indonesian Muslims. At this time, a wave of Islamisation emerged (sparked by various social and ethnic conflicts, linked to the Al-Arqam parties and Islam Se-Malaysia), so that today, Malaysia lives in a more Islamic environment compared to the earlier years.

  3. List of mosques in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    The construction of mosques in Malaysia has been documented since the influx of Arab, Chinese and Indian traders. [1] Islam is the majority religion in Malaysia.In 2013, there were around 19.5 million population Muslim, or 61.3% of the total population of Malaysia. [2]

  4. Religion in Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    In 2007 Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi first called Malaysia an Islamic state. Earlier that month he had made another statement, saying Malaysia was neither a theocratic or secular state. [36] A similar statement was made by Prime Minister on 12 March 2009, where he stated Malaysia was a "negara Islam". [33]

  5. Demographics of Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    Bumiputras totaling 69.7% of Malaysia's population as of 2021 are divided into Muslim Malays proper, who make up the majority of the Malaysian population at 57.9%; and other bumiputra, who make up 13.2% of the Malaysian population, and most of whom belong to various Austronesian ethnic groups related to the Muslim Malays. [11]

  6. Islam in Southeast Asia - Wikipedia

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    Most Muslims in Southeast Asia are Sunni and follow the Shafi'i school of fiqh, or religious law. [4] It is the official religion in Malaysia and Brunei while it is one of the six recognised faiths in Indonesia. Islam in Southeast Asia is heterogeneous and is manifested in many different ways.

  7. Islam by country - Wikipedia

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    South Asia has the largest population of Muslims in the world, with about one-third of all Muslims being from South Asia. [22] [23] [24] Islam is the dominant religion in the Maldives, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. India is the country with the largest Muslim population outside Muslim-majority countries with more than 200 million ...

  8. Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    Sunni Islam of the Shafi'i school of jurisprudence is the dominant branch of Islam in Malaysia, [268] [269] while 18% are nondenominational Muslims. [270] The Malaysian constitution strictly defines what makes a "Malay", defining Malays as those who are Muslim, speak Malay regularly, practise Malay customs, and lived in or have ancestors from ...

  9. Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

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    A few countries with significant Muslim populations, such as Russia and Thailand, sit as Observer States. ... Malaysia Capital: Kuala Lumpur: 1969 33,412,468 [2]