Islam in Aceh

Banda Aceh's Grand Mosque

Islam is the dominant religion in Aceh and over 98% of the 4 million people identify as Muslim.

According to data from the 2005 census, the religious percentages in Aceh are 98.87% Islam, 0.87% Protestantism, 0.15% Buddhism, 0.09% Catholicism and 0.02% Hinduism.[1]

Islam in Aceh is Sunni with Shafi'i mazhab in Fiqh.

## History

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The earliest Islamic kingdom in Southeast Asia is Samudra Pasai, located along the northern coast of Aceh. Its earliest tombstones date back to 622 Hijri / 1226 CE. The tombstone belongs to Ibnu Mahmud and Teungku Raja Ahmad.[2]

## See also

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* Islamic criminal law in Aceh

## References

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1. ^ "Profil Provinsi Aceh". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
2. ^ PCBM, Dit (2018-06-06). "Kompleks Makam Kuno Leubok Tuwe Makam Syuhada Awal Samudra Pasai". Direktorat Pelindungan Kebudayaan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-08-20.

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Islam in Indonesia

Branches|

* Shia Islam
* Ahmadiyya
* Kejawèn
* Old divisions
* Abangan
* Priyayi
* Santri

Major figures|

| Classic era|

* Muhammad Arsyad al-Banjari [id]
* Nawawi al-Bantani [id]
* Hamzah Fansuri
* Yusuf al-Makassari
* Malikussaleh
* Ismail al-Khalidi al-Minangkabawi
* Abdullah al-Misri
* Padri
* Tuanku Imam Bonjol
* Tuanku Rao
* Tuanku Tambusai
* Abdus Samad al-Palimbani [id]
* Wali Sanga
* Sunan Ampel
* Sunan Bonang
* Sunan Drajat
* Sunan Giri
* Sunan Gunung Jati
* Maulana Malik Ibrahim
* Sunan Kalijaga
* Sunan Kudus
* Sunan Murya
* Abdurrauf Singkil
* Ali Mughayat Syah
* Tuanku Nan Tuo
* Burhanuddin Ulakan
* Usman bin Yahya

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National
Awakening era|

* Abdullah Ahmad
* Abdul Karim Amrullah
* Hasyim Asy'ari
* Ahmad Dahlan
* Tahir bin Jalaluddin
* Muhammad Jamil Jambek
* Mas Mansoer
* Ahmad Khatib al-Minangkabawi
* Haji Misbach
* Sulaiman ar-Rasuli
* Mohammad Roem
* Rasuna Said
* Agus Salim
* Tjokroaminoto

Post-
independence|

* Ahmad Syafi'i Maarif
* Azyumardi Azra
* Abu Bakar Bashir
* Idham Chalid
* Djohan Effendi
* Abdullah Gymnastiar
* Hamka
* Wahid Hasyim
* Kartosoewirjo
* Nurcholish Madjid
* Harun Nasution
* Mohammad Natsir
* Amien Rais
* Muhammad Rizieq Shihab
* Quraish Shihab
* Ma'ruf Amin
* Said Aqil Siradj
* Abdul Somad
* Abdurrahman Wahid
* Yazid bin Abdul Qadir Jawas
* Muhammad Luthfi bin Yahya

Organizations|

| Civil society|

* Alkhairaat
* Campus Dakwah Institute
* Hidayatullah
* Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia
* Indonesian Association of Muslim Intellectuals
* Indonesia Institute of Islamic Dawah
* Indonesian Islamic Propagation Council
* Indonesian Mujahedeen Council
* Indonesian Ulema Council
* Al-Irshad Al-Islamiya
* Islamic Defenders Front
* Liberal Islam Network
* Majelis Rasulullah
* Muhammadiyah
* Aisyiyah
* Muslim Students' Association
* Nahdlatul Ulama
* GP Ansor
* JATMAN
* Nahdlatul Wathan
* PERSIS
* PERTI
* Rabithah Alawiyah
* Sarekat Islam
* Sumatera Thawalib
* Wahdah Islamiyah

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Political parties|

* Crescent Star Party
* Indonesian Nahdlatul Community Party
* Masyumi Party
* National Awakening Party
* National Mandate Party
* Prosperous Justice Party
* Ummah Party
* United Development Party

Militia|

* Banser
* Darul Islam
* Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid
* Jamaah Islamiyah
* Laskar Jihad
* Mujahidin Indonesia Timur

History|

| Pre-
independence|

* Spread of Islam in Indonesia
* Ottoman embassy to Aceh
* Wali Sanga
* Islamic Kingdoms in Indonesia
* Aceh Sultanate
* Demak Sultanate
* Kingdom of Kaimana
* Gowa Sultanate
* Malacca Sultanate
* Mataram Sultanate
* Samudera Pasai Sultanate
* Ternate Sultanate
* Tidore Sultanate
* Yogyakarta Sultanate
* Padri War

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Post-
independence|

* Jakarta Charter
* Petition of Fifty
* Tanjung Priok massacre
* Talangsari incident
* Insurgency in Aceh
* Maluku sectarian conflict
* Poso riots
* Fatwa on Religious Pluralism, Liberalism, and Secularism
* Operation Tinombala / Madago Raya
* December 2016 Jakarta protests

Culture|

* Adat
* Architecture
* Bedug
* Tajug
* Babad Tanah Jawi
* Costumes
* Kupiah
* Songkok
* Sarong
* Hadroh
* Khaul [id]
* Kauman
* Lebaran
* Manakiban
* Maulid
* Mosques
* Istiqlal Mosque
* Musabaqah Tilawatil Quran
* Qasidah
* Rebana
* Sholawatan
* Saman
* Sejarah Banten
* Sekaten
* Serak Gulo
* Slametan
* Suroan [id]
* Suronan [id]
* Tabligh Akbar
* Tabuik
* Tahlilan
* Takbiran [id]
* Tausiyah
* Tirakatan [id]
* Tombo Ati
* Wetu Telu
* Yaqowiyu
* Yasinan

Education|

* Al-Munir
* Iqro
* Jamiat Kheir
* Kitab kuning
* Kota santri
* Kyai
* LIPIA
* Pesantren
* Tafsir Al-Mishbah

Movements|

* Islam Nusantara
* Islam Yes, Islamic Party No
* Islamic criminal law in Aceh
* Jama’ah Tabligh
* Jemaah Tarbiyah
* Modernist
* Traditionalist

By region|

* Aceh
* West Sumatra
* East Java
* Central Sulawesi

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