Islam in Malaysia

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Islam is the majority religion in Malaysia, being followed by more than 65% of the country's population, accounting for 22.4 million Muslim adherents. The Shafi'i school of Sunni jurisprudence is predominant in the country. A minority of Hanafi school followers is also found within the country. Hanafi presence in Malaysia is primarily amongst Hui Muslims. Islam was introduced to Malaysia by traders arriving from Persia, Arabia, China and the Indian subcontinent. It became firmly established in the 15th century. Various Islamic holidays such as Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and Mawlid have been declared national holidays. The Constitution of Malaysia grants Islam the status of "religion of the Federation" to represent its importance to Malaysian society, but this is often interpreted as being primarily for ceremonial purposes, while defining Malaysia constitutionally as a de jure secular state. Despite this, freedom of religion is severely limited and religious discrimination is institutionalised...

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