Islam in Brunei, the Glossary
Islam is Brunei's official religion, 82.70 percent of the population is Muslim, mostly Sunnis of Malay, Arab and Indian origin who follow the Shafi'i school (76%) Hanafi and Maliki school (6%) of jurisprudence.[1]
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49 relations: Abdul Aziz Juned, Adhan, Ahmadiyya, Anti-Shi'ism, Arabian Peninsula, Arabs, Belait District, Brunei, Bruneian Malays, Brunei–Muara District, China, Constitution of Brunei, Dusun people, Ethnic Chinese in Brunei, Friday prayer, Hajj, Hassanal Bolkiah, Hudud, Iban people, Indian subcontinent, Iran, Islam, Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz, Istana Darul Hana, Kedayan, List of mosques in Brunei, List of sultans of Brunei, Mahmud Saedon, Malayness, Melayu Islam Beraja, Minaret, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Mosque, Murut people, Omar Ali Saifuddien III, Pakistan, Queen Saleha of Brunei, Salah, Shafi'i school, Shamanism, Sharia, Shia Islam, Sultan, Sunni Islam, Surau, Syncretism, Temburong District, Tutong District, Wahhabism.
Abdul Aziz Juned
Dato Paduka Seri Setia Dr. Ustaz Haji Abdul Aziz bin Juned (born 22 December 1941) is a Bruneian nobleman, politician and muslim scholar who is the current Grand Mufti of Brunei.
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Adhan
The (adhān) is the first Islamic call to prayer, usually recited by a muezzin at five times of the day in a mosque, traditionally from a minaret.
Ahmadiyya
Ahmadiyya, officially the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at (AMJ) is an Islamic messianic movement originating in British India in the late 19th century. It was founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835–1908), who said he had been divinely appointed as both the Promised Mahdi (Guided One) and Messiah expected by Muslims to appear towards the end times and bring about, by peaceful means, the final triumph of Islam; as well as to embody, in this capacity, the expected eschatological figure of other major religious traditions.
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Anti-Shi'ism
Anti-Shi'ism or Shiaphobia is hatred of, prejudice against, discrimination against, persecution of, and violence against Shia Muslims because of their religious beliefs, traditions, and cultural heritage.
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Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula (شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَة الْعَرَبِيَّة,, "Arabian Peninsula" or جَزِيرَةُ الْعَرَب,, "Island of the Arabs"), or Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate.
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Arabs
The Arabs (عَرَب, DIN 31635:, Arabic pronunciation), also known as the Arab people (الشَّعْبَ الْعَرَبِيّ), are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa.
Belait District
Belait District (Jawi: دأيره بلأيت), or simply Belait, is the largest as well as the westernmost district in Brunei.
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Brunei
Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo.
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Bruneian Malays
Bruneian MalaysBrunei Malay in its various forms can be identified with a nation, an ethnic group and a region.
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Brunei–Muara District
The Brunei–Muara District (Daerah Brunei dan Muara; Jawi: دائره بروني-موارا) or simply Brunei-Muara is one of the four districts of Brunei.
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
Constitution of Brunei
The Constitution of Brunei, officially Constitution of the State of Brunei (Jawi: ڤرلمباݢاءن نڬري بروني), was created in 1959.
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Dusun people
Dusun is the collective name of an indigenous ethnic group to the Malaysian state of Sabah of North Borneo.
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Ethnic Chinese in Brunei
Ethnic Chinese in Brunei are people of full or partial Chineseparticularly Han Chineseancestry who are citizens or residents in Brunei.
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Friday prayer
In Islam, Friday prayer, or Congregational prayer (translit) is a community prayer service held once a week on Fridays.
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Hajj
Hajj (translit; also spelled Hadj, Haj or Haji) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims.
Hassanal Bolkiah
Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III (Jawi: حسن البلقية ابن عمر علي سيف الدين ٣; born 15 July 1946) has been the Sultan of Brunei since 1967 and the prime minister of Brunei since independence from the United Kingdom in 1984.
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Hudud
Hudud (Arabic: حدود Ḥudūd, also transliterated hudood; plural of hadd, حد) is an Arabic word meaning "borders, boundaries, limits".
Iban people
The Ibans or Sea Dayaks are an Austronesian ethnic group indigenous to northwestern Borneo.
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Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a physiographical region in Southern Asia, mostly situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas.
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Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
Islam
Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.
Ismail Omar Abdul Aziz
Dato Seri Utama Dr. Haji Ismail bin Omar Abdul Aziz (1911 – 3 February 1994) was a Malaysian nobleman and politician who became the first State Mufti of Brunei under the Ministry of Religious Affairs office, later State Mufti Office.
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Istana Darul Hana
The Istana Darul Hana (English: Darul Hana Palace) is one of the few remaining palaces in Brunei which notably, is the former residence of Omar Ali Saifuddien III from 1951 to 1987.
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Kedayan
The Kedayan (also known as Kadayan, Kadaian or Kadyan) are an ethnic group residing in Brunei, Federal Territory of Labuan, southwest of Sabah, and north of Sarawak on the island of Borneo.
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List of mosques in Brunei
This is a list of mosques in Brunei.
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List of sultans of Brunei
The Sultan of Brunei is the monarchical head of state of Brunei and head of government in his capacity as prime minister of Brunei.
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Mahmud Saedon
Dato Paduka Seri Setia Dr. Haji Mahmud Saedon bin Othman (20 December 1943 – 24 June 2002) was a Bruneian writer and Muslim scholar.
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Malayness
Malayness (Kemelayuan, Jawi) is the state of being Malay or of embodying Malay characteristics.
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Melayu Islam Beraja
Melayu Islam Beraja (abbrev: MIB; Jawi:; Malay Islamic Monarchy) was officially proclaimed as the national philosophy of Brunei on the day of its independence on 1 January 1984 by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.
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Minaret
A minaret (translit, or translit; minare; translit) is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques.
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Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (13 February 1835 – 26 May 1908) was an Indian religious leader and the founder of the Ahmadiyya movement in Islam.
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Mosque
A mosque, also called a masjid, is a place of worship for Muslims.
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Murut people
The Murut, alternatively referred to as Tagol/Tahol, constitute an indigenous ethnic community comprising 29 distinct sub-ethnic groups dwelling within the northern inland territories of Borneo.
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Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien (Jawi:; 23 September 1914 – 7 September 1986) was the 28th Sultan of Brunei, reigning from 1950 until his abdication in 1967 to his oldest son, Hassanal Bolkiah.
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Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.
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Queen Saleha of Brunei
Pengiran Anak Saleha (born 7 October 1946) is a member of the royal family as the wife of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.
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Salah
Salah is the principal form of worship in Islam.
Shafi'i school
The Shafi'i school or Shafi'ism (translit) is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam.
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Shamanism
Shamanism or samanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman or saman) interacting with the spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance.
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Sharia
Sharia (sharīʿah) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition based on scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and hadith.
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Shia Islam
Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam.
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Sultan
Sultan (سلطان) is a position with several historical meanings.
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Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims, and simultaneously the largest religious denomination in the world.
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Surau
A surau is an Islamic assembly building in some regions of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula used for worship and religious instruction.
Syncretism
Syncretism is the practice of combining different beliefs and various schools of thought.
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Temburong District
Temburong District (Daerah Temburong; Jawi: دائيره تمبوروڠ), or simply Temburong, is the easternmost district in Brunei.
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Tutong District
Tutong District (Jawi) or simply Tutong is one of the four districts of Brunei.
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Wahhabism
Wahhabism (translit) is a reformist religious movement within Sunni Islam, based on the teachings of 18th-century Hanbali cleric Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Brunei
Also known as History of Islam in Brunei, Shia Islam in Brunei.