The spread of Islam in India and Southeast Asia

The ancient maritime trading links enabled by the seasonal monsoons between East Africa and China, via the Arabian, Indian and Southeast Asian ports, have played an important but overlooked role in the history of human civilization. The coastal regions of the Indian Ocean represent a cosmopolitan bl...

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Main Author:	Islam, Arshad
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	D111 Medieval History DS Asia VM Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/41154/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41154/1/Islam_in_Southeast_Asia.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/41154/4/Kerala.jpg

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spelling	iium-411542018-06-11T03:43:11Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/41154/ The spread of Islam in India and Southeast Asia Islam, Arshad D111 Medieval History DS Asia VM Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering The ancient maritime trading links enabled by the seasonal monsoons between East Africa and China, via the Arabian, Indian and Southeast Asian ports, have played an important but overlooked role in the history of human civilization. The coastal regions of the Indian Ocean represent a cosmopolitan blend of social and cultural diversity enriched mainly by four different civilizations: the Perso-Arabic, the Indian, the Malayan, and the Chinese. Along with goods and technical and scientific knowledge, these trading routes functioned as a conduit for ideas and philosophies, including the religion of Islam. By the end of the seventh century the Arabs had settled in parts of Sri Lanka, and this was the beginning of Muslim penetration in South and Southeast Asia. The fragmentary evidence available reveals the existence of Muslim colonies in different parts of the Malay Archipelago before the mass conversion to Islam took place in the thirteenth century. A comparative study of South Asia and Southeast Asia is therefore essential to understand the eastern dissemination of Islam. 2014-10-28 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/41154/1/Islam_in_Southeast_Asia.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/41154/4/Kerala.jpg Islam, Arshad (2014) The spread of Islam in India and Southeast Asia. In: The Arab influence on Indigenous Culture of Mappila Muslims, 28-29 October 2014, Kerala, India. (Unpublished)
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description	The ancient maritime trading links enabled by the seasonal monsoons between East Africa and China, via the Arabian, Indian and Southeast Asian ports, have played an important but overlooked role in the history of human civilization. The coastal regions of the Indian Ocean represent a cosmopolitan blend of social and cultural diversity enriched mainly by four different civilizations: the Perso-Arabic, the Indian, the Malayan, and the Chinese. Along with goods and technical and scientific knowledge, these trading routes functioned as a conduit for ideas and philosophies, including the religion of Islam. By the end of the seventh century the Arabs had settled in parts of Sri Lanka, and this was the beginning of Muslim penetration in South and Southeast Asia. The fragmentary evidence available reveals the existence of Muslim colonies in different parts of the Malay Archipelago before the mass conversion to Islam took place in the thirteenth century. A comparative study of South Asia and Southeast Asia is therefore essential to understand the eastern dissemination of Islam.
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title	The spread of Islam in India and Southeast Asia
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The spread of Islam in India and Southeast Asia

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