"Over the centuries, merchants from Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean, ports and mystics and literary figures propagated the Islamic faith. because commerce was more prevalent along the coasts of Sumatra, Java and the eastern archipelago than in Inland areas of Java, it is not surprising that Islamisation proceeded more rapidly in the former than the latter.
An inscription from a tombstone dated 1297, reveals that the first ruler of Samudra, another Sumatran State was a Muslim. Ibn-Battuta visited the same town in 1345-46 and wrote that its monarch was a Sunni rather than a Shia Muslim."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR M H Syed
Dr. M.H. Syed, an academic and scholar in his own right, is basically a political scientist. He has further diversified his interests into research and serious studies in subjects like History, International Relations, Human Rights etc. An M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. in Political Science, M.A. in English Literature, diploma in International Relations and Diploma in Journalism. He began his career as a feature writer in All India Radio and Press Information Bureau. Later, he was associated with United News of India and Times of India. He has also edited several periodicals and penned dozens of articles for esteemed dailies and weeklies., apart from participating in various seminars and symposia. As an author, he has several books to his credit, in addition to dozens edited by him for reputed publishers. An established name in literary circles, Dr. Syed is totally devoted to research and writing.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR M I Naved
M I Naved, a distinguished scholar and an academic, isa familiar name to the academic circles. As a senior member of the teaching faculty at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, he is devoted and dedicated to the cause of research, learning and Knowlegge. An M.A., Ph.D., he is an ace writer and a prolific poet, too. Adept in English, Persian, Urdu and Hindi, he is an active and dynmic academic personality. Dr. Naved has successfully participated in many seminars, symposia and academic sessions in India and aboad. On the basis of his research-based studies and new findings, he is higly researched in academic and scholarly circles, all over. He has several books to his credit, including a few on Islamic Studies and Islamic History, which is his forte now.
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