Muni civilization, the rule of Hindus remained thousands of years … How did Indonesia become the world’s largest Muslim country – Muni Civilization Thousands of Years of Years of Hindonesia Became the World Larget Muslim Country Republic Day 2025 NTCPAS

Indonesia President Prabovo Subianto is the chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations this time. This is the 5th time when Indonesia leader has reached India as a guest on the occasion of Republic Day. In the first Republic Day program held on 26 January 1950, the President of Indonesia Sukarno was the chief guest. Let us know that the roots of India and Indonesia are associated with thousands of years old relationship. Indonesia is today the world’s largest Muslim population country. About 90 percent of the population in Indonesia with a population of about 27 crore is Muslim. But at one time there was the influence of Hindu and Buddhist kings here. In such a situation, it is important to know how Muslim religion came in Indonesia with Hindu and Buddhist influences and how it became the largest Muslim population in the world…

Indonesia dominated the first Hindu and Buddhist people

Indonesia has always been very important in terms of business. Boven or Muni civilization is the oldest civilization of Indonesia. By the fourth century BC, this civilization had made a lot of progress. The sage who believed in Hindu and Buddhism followed the tradition. Indonesia dominated Hindu and Buddhism in Indonesia for about two thousand years. Here the kings who believed in Hindu and Buddhism were ruled. King like Kirtanegara and Tribhuvana used to rule here earlier. China and India had a business relationship with Indonesia. This area has always been a priority for foreigners due to the natural resources of Indonesia. Therefore, people who followed other religions arrived here from the corner of the world.

At the end of the 13th century, the Hindu Majapah Empire emerged in East Java. Its head was Gajah Mada. The effect of which can still be seen in Indonesia. This period is also called the golden period of Indonesia.

Islam spread on the strength of business, sword and marriage

According to the information, Arabic Muslim traders reached Indonesia in the 8th century. But the spread of Islam began at the end of the 13th century. Initially, Islam started spreading by Arabic Muslim traders and then through missionary activities by scholars. Initially, Islam was adopted by the local rulers and then some big houses adopted the religion of Islam. On scrutinizing several reports, the missionaries came from South Asia (eg Gujarat), South-East Asia (eg Champa) and later from the Southern Arabic Peninsula (eg Hadmat).

In the 13th century, the construction of Islamic states began on the northern coast of Sumatra. In 1292, when Marco Polo was returning from China, he mentioned Muslim cities in Indonesia. Sultan Malik al-Caleh is first known as the first Muslim ruler. By the end of the 13th century, Islam had established its base in North Sumatra.

Traders marry local women

It is said that the rulers and traders here first adopted the religion of Islam. Actually, Muslim traders used to marry local women, some of which even big traders used to marry in royal families. As the rulers and their courtiers adopted Islam, their subordinates also adopted it. However, Islam spread gradually, but in the 15th century, it became further intensified due to the Malacca Sultanat’s military power and control over marine trade. It is also mentioned in many places that in some places in Indonesia, Islam was also brought on the strength of a sword and people were converted. However, in most areas it spread through chrynary and trade.

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Muslim traders brought Islam with them. Foreign Muslim robbers forcibly converted these Hindus on the strength of the sword. Even today, the influence of Hinduism is visible on the Islamic culture here. People and places are still named in Arabic and Sanskrit.

Constitutional way after independence

Islam is the largest religion in Indonesia, where 87.06% Indonesian people consider themselves Muslims as per the Civil Register Data in 2023. According to the sect, most people are Sunni Muslims. According to the Pew Research Center, 99% of the country’s Muslim population in 2011 was Sunni Muslim, and the remaining 1% are Shia Muslims, mainly settled around Jakarta, and about 4 lakh Ahmadi are also Muslims. Although Indonesia has a Muslim majority, it is not an Islamic state, but a constitutionally a secular state in which the government recognizes six official religions.

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Even today the roots of Hindu and Buddhism are strong

India and Indonesia have very old relations. This is the reason that cultural similarities are seen in Indonesia and India. These religions also have an impact on the language, culture and myths here. For example, if you mention Mahabharata and Ramayana in Indonesia, then they will say that these are our texts. In the festivals and tableaux etc. there, the characters of these texts are seen as puppets. Many stories of Buddhist and Hinduism here are still part of culture.