Percentage population of Islam in Malaysia according to 2020 census.[1]
Islam in Malaysia is represented by the Shafi‘i school of Sunni jurisprudence.[2][3] Islam was introduced to Malaysia by traders arriving from Persia, Arabia, China and the Indian subcontinent. It became firmly established in the 15th century. In the Constitution of Malaysia, Islam is granted the status of "religion of the Federation" to symbolize its importance to Malaysian society, while defining Malaysia constitutionally as a secular state. Therefore, other religions can be practiced legally, though freedom of religion is still limited in Malaysia.[2][3][4]
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São Tomé and Príncipe
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Laos
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Oman
Pakistan
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Philippines
Qatar
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Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen
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Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
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United States
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Australia
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Guam
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Malaysia is a country whose most professed religion is Islam. As of 2020, there were approximately 20.6 million Muslim adherents, or 63.5% of the population.[1][5] In 2023, a Pew Research Center report gave a higher share of 75% of Malaysia's adults self-identifying as Muslim.[6]
Various Islamic holidays such as Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and Mawlid have been declared national holidays alongside Christmas, Chinese New Year, and Deepavali.[7]
^ ab"Department of Statistics Malaysia Official Portal".
^ abmalaysianbar.org:PRESS STATEMENT: Malaysia a secular State, 18 July 2007
^ abWu & Hickling, p. 35.
^"Religious Identity Among Muslims | Pew Research Center". 9 August 2012.
^"Department of Statistics Malaysia Official Portal". www.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
^"Most people in the countries surveyed identify as Buddhist or Muslim". Pew Research Center. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
^"JADUAL HARI KELEPASAN AM PERSEKUTUAN 2021" (PDF).
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