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The first Islamic inscriptions were found in Indonesia in the 11th century by Muslims in the Majapahit court.
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Aceh in northern Sumatra was one of the first places in Indonesia where Islam had took hold.
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Nine holy men, the wali songo introduced that Islam to the Javanese tradition. The nine holy men had excellent knowledge of Islam and the mystical powers of it.
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Marco Polo, was known as the Venetian traveler, Landed in Sumatra from his trip from China and then discovered an Islam town name Perlak.
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A Muslim had unscripted on a tombstone that was revealed him being the first ruler of Samudra which was another Sumatran state.
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Muhammad then visited Samudra in 1346 and inscripted, its monarchs was Sunni rather than Shia Muslim.
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A massive Ming Dynasty emperor wanted Grand Enuch Zheng He, a chinese muslim military leader to make expeditions from Chinea to, South Asia, East Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula.
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Islam becomes Indonesia's dominate religion
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The entrance of Dutch was needed for the monopoly of central trading ports all the way too closed trading ports. This helped Islam to spread. as many local Muslims moved to more rural areas in the region.
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Spread of Islam were increased by trade links. Their were traders of the major kingdoms and they then converted to Islam. One of the most dominant kingdoms were Mataram in Central Java.
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When Indonesia had declared for independence in 1945, became the 2nd largest Muslim majority state following Pakistan.
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After Indonesia declared for Independence, it was great for the Muslim society, it then increase the literacy and educational of Muslims
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Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah was a religious leader thats known for the first Qur'an tarsier which he wrote in the Indonesian language.
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Jakarta Charter made islamic groups for the stature of Islam. the supreme status of Islam with the constitutional work in which Muslims to abide by the shari'a.
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Islam is known to be the most dominant religion in Indonesia with 87% of the population. Indonesia actually has the largest Muslim population in the world which is about 225 million Muslims