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  2. Islam in Maldives - Wikipedia

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    Islam is the state religion of Maldives, and adherence to it is legally required for citizens by a revision of the constitution in 2008: Article 9, Section D and 10 states, A non-Muslim may not become a citizen of the Maldives. [15] The religion of the State of the Maldives is Islam. Islam shall be the one of the basis of all the laws of the ...

  3. Religion in the Maldives - Wikipedia

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    Islam is the state religion of the Maldives. [2] The 2008 Constitution or "Fehi Qānoon" declares the significance of Islamic law in the country. The constitution requires that citizenship status be based on adherence to the state religion, which legally makes the country's citizens hundred percent Muslim. [3]

  4. Sultanate of the Maldive Islands - Wikipedia

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    The Sultanate of the Maldive Islands [2] was an Islamic monarchy that controlled the Maldives for 815 years (1153–1968), with one interruption from 1953–1954.. Maldives was a Buddhist kingdom until its last monarch, King Dhovemi, converted to Islam in the year 1153; thereafter he also adopted the Muslim title and name Sultan Muhammad al-Adil.

  5. Freedom of religion in Maldives - Wikipedia

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    The 2008 Constitution of Maldives designates Sunni Islam as the state religion. Only Sunni Muslims are allowed to hold citizenship in the country and citizens may practice Sunni Islam only. Non-Muslim citizens of other nations can practice their faith only in private and are barred from evangelizing or propagating their faith.

  6. History of the Maldives - Wikipedia

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    The Maldives remained a Buddhist kingdom for another five hundred years (perhaps the southwest most Buddhist country) until the conversion to Islam. The document known as Dhanbidhū Lōmāfānu gives information about the suppression of Buddhism in the southern Haddhunmathi Atoll , which had been a major center of that religion.

  7. Islam by country - Wikipedia

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    [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 adherents.

  8. Demographics of the Maldives - Wikipedia

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    Sunni Islam is the state religion. Historically, the Maldives were converted to Islam from Buddhism in the 12th century. Under the 2008 constitution Islam is the official religion of the entire population, as adherence to it is required for citizenship.

  9. Culture of the Maldives - Wikipedia

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    The culture of the Maldives is derived from a number of sources, the most important of which is its proximity to the shores of Sri Lanka and South India. The population is mainly Indo-Aryan from the anthropological point of view. Islam is considered the religion of the country and only Muslims can become legal citizens.