THE HISTORICAL INFLUENCE OF PERSIA ON ISLAM IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE NEED FOR MUSLIM UNITY TODAY

Imtiyaz Yusuf

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This article will firstly discuss the history of Persian influence in Southeast Asia in relation to Muslim co-existence as well as touch upon the threats to Sunni-Shia unity in Southeast Asia and end with a conclusion. In the section two, this article will discuss the contemporary Sunni-Shia relations of tensions and attempts at reproaching (taqrib) Sunni-Shia reconciliation.

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Historical Influence, Persia, Southeast Asia, Muslim Unity

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22373/jms.v15i1.1760

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