Thailand History Guide » Religion http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:14:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 The Muslims http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-muslims/ http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/the-muslims/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:58:21 +0000 thailandhistoryguide http://www.thailandhistoryguide.com/?p=728 Thailand’s largest religious minority, Muslims are concentrated mainly in the southernmost provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala and Satun.  Most are of Malay descent and speak yawi (ancient Malay) as well as Thai.  Ninety-nine percent of the Muslim population are Sunni Muslims, while the remaining one percent are Shi’ite.  Those Muslims who are not maysians are [...]]]> Thailand’s largest religious minority, Muslims are concentrated mainly in the southernmost provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani, Yala and Satun.  Most are of Malay descent and speak yawi (ancient Malay) as well as Thai.  Ninety-nine percent of the Muslim population are Sunni Muslims, while the remaining one percent are Shi’ite.  Those Muslims who are not maysians are probably desendants of Persian, Middle Eastern and Indian traders who had settled in Siam during the Ayutthaya and early Bangkok periods.

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More than 2 million Muslims, most of whom are Sunni, live in Thailand.  There are about 2,000 mosques in the country.

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