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

Imtiyaz Yusuf (College of Religious Studies Mahidol University Salaya, NakhornPathom, Thailand)

Media Syari'ah: Wahana Kajian Hukum Islam dan Pranata Sosial
Vol 15, No 1 (2013)

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.