Islam in Brunei
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Islam is Brunei's official religion, 82.70 percent of the population is Muslim,[1] mostly Sunnis of Malay origin who follow the Syafi'e school of thought. Most of the other Muslim groups are Malay Kedayans (converts from indigenous tribal groups), local Chinese and Dayak Iban converts.
History[]
Islam was adopted in the 15th century when a Muslim-Malay was installed as Sultan. The Sultan traditionally was responsible for upholding Islamic traditions, although the responsibility was usually delegated to appointed officials.
Since the 1930s Sultans have used rising oil revenues to provide an extensive social welfare system and promote Islam, including subsidising the Haji, building Masjids, and expanding the Department of Religious Affairs (KHEU).
With the constitution in 1959, Islam became the official religion of the country.[2]
On 30 April 2014, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah announced the implementation and enforcement of the first phase of Syariah Penal Code Law in Brunei starting 1 May 2014.[3]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1981 | 122,269 | — |
1991 | 174,973 | +43.1% |
2001 | 249,822 | +42.8% |
2011 | 309,962 | +24.1% |
2016 | 337,391 | +8.8% |
Source: Bruneian Department of Statistics [4] |
Conversions To Islam[]
District | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Brunei Muara | 234 | 281 | 260 | 269 | 256 | 300 | 245 | 242 | 203 | 204 | 152 |
Belait | 153 | 161 | 115 | 94 | 124 | 130 | 94 | 110 | 67 | 74 | 109 |
Tutong | 125 | 175 | 124 | 88 | 129 | 132 | 130 | 102 | 112 | 104 | 64 |
Temburong | 21 | 25 | 37 | 18 | 29 | 23 | 45 | 18 | 27 | 22 | 22 |
Total: | 533 | 642 | 536 | 469 | 537 | 585 | 514 | 472 | 409 | 404 | 347 |
From 2009-2019, there have been 5,448 individuals who have converted to Islam in Brunei.[5]
Ethnicity | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Dusun | 151 | 154 | 131 | 103 | 149 | 164 | 141 | 122 | 108 | 110 | 102 |
Murut | 14 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
Iban | 173 | 208 | 149 | 136 | 130 | 139 | 134 | 115 | 109 | 99 | 111 |
Chinese | 61 | 74 | 63 | 58 | 80 | 78 | 66 | 75 | 60 | 70 | 47 |
Other | 134 | 186 | 182 | 158 | 168 | 197 | 161 | 148 | 128 | 112 | 83 |
Total: | 533 | 642 | 536 | 469 | 537 | 585 | 514 | 472 | 409 | 404 | 347 |
See also[]
- Malay Islamic identity
- List of mosques in Brunei
References[]
- ^ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Brunei, Agence France-Presse in (30 April 2014). "Sultan of Brunei unveils strict sharia penal code". the Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Population by Religion, Sex and Census Year".
- ^ a b c "Population by Religion, Sex and Census Year".
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