When Did Indonesia Become Islamic?
Islam is the dominant religion in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country. But when did Indonesia become Islamic?
Islam first came to Indonesia in the 13th century, brought by traders from India, Arabia, and Persia. But it didn’t really take hold until the 16th century, when the Portuguese arrived and began to import Islamic slaves from Africa.
In the early 19th century, a new wave of Islamic reformers, known as the Wahhabis, began to …