Islam in Aceh

Islam is the dominant religion in Aceh and over 98% from about 4 million population identify as Muslims.

Banda Aceh's Grand Mosque

According to data from the 2005 census, religions' percentages in Aceh are 98.87% Islam, 0.87% Protestantism, 0.15% Buddhism, 0.09% Catholicism and 0.02% Hinduism.[1]

Islam in Aceh is Sunni with Shafi'i mazhab in Fiqh.

History

The earliest Islamic kingdom in Southeast Asia is Samudra Pasai that located in northern coast of Aceh. Its earliest tombstones dated from 622 Hijri / 1226 CE. The tombstone belongs to Ibnu Mahmud and Teungku Raja Ahmad.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Profil Provinsi Aceh". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  2. PCBM, Dit (2018-06-06). "Kompleks Makam Kuno Leubok Tuwe Makam Syuhada Awal Samudra Pasai". Direktorat Pelindungan Kebudayaan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-08-20.
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