South+East+Asia

The Spread of Islam to Southeast Asia

· Southeast Asia main ports for trading (middle ground) · Seaborne trading links essential part to Islam expansion · Costal trade of India became controlled by Muslims which helped in slip into the island of Southeast Asia (Limited from 8th century to 13th century due to empire Shrivijaya) This shows the costal connections Southeast displays expanding its interactiions explaining how the Muslims were able to come in form India and convert within the capital.

v The ideas were peaceful persuading of the Southeast Asians that the conversion of Islam was convenient instead of the force of conquest v Using the knowledge of the great spread of Islam at the time impressed many of conversion v The bringing in of Sufists v First places of conversion port centers on the northern coast of Sumatra v Key to widespread: trading city of Malacca v With the trading of costal areas being crucial it helped spread the conversion within the inner states and once they had been converted it was only natural that others were to follow to increase personal ties and create common basis in Muslim law to regulate business deals. v Links to the centers to Muslim helped them not on culturally but economically to the merchants and ports of India, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean
 * With the trading exports of Shrivijaya being a Buddhist nation it was hard to create foundations of Islam within the people it wasn’t until the collapse of this trading empire that the borders between Malacca and Malaya were broken, therefore making way for the conversion of Islam
 * Mosques were created within the regions as well as all regions that experienced the spread