Islam is the second largest religion in the world after Christianity, with over 1.6 billion adherents. Indonesia is the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, with over 225 million Muslims. The majority of Indonesian Muslims are Sunni, while a significant minority are Shia.
Islam first arrived in Indonesia in the 13th century, brought by Arab traders. The first Muslim kingdom in Indonesia was the Sultanate of Demak, founded in the 15th century. Islam rapidly spread throughout the archipelago, and by the …