Islamic Influence on Malay-Muslim Culture in Southern Border Provinces

Abstract

This article aims to study the brief historical development the coming of Islam, aspects of influential pattern making change in Malay-Muslim society in Nusantara. The impact of the arrival of Islam and the implementation of Islamic principles and faith responses from traditional cultures and beliefs and their compromise to the tenet of Islam. The arrival of Islam in Southeast Asia from the 10th century onwards has created many trends and changes in cultural systems built on concrete and abstract influences of Buddhism, Hinduism and Brahmanism. Islam comes with teaching and guidance to the various aspects of human life namely society, politics, economy, education and the way of life of the people in this region. The acceptance of Islam has tempted the creation of a new civilization known as Malay-Islamic Civilization (Malay-Islamic Civilization) replacing Hindu-Buddhist civilization Islamic teachings have also forged a strong connection with the Muslim world especially in the lands that are the center of Islam and the beginning of Islam, that is, the two forbidden territories, known as "Haramayn" or the two forbidden land. Southern border provinces has a long journey of history traced back to the early 1st century. Although this area is now as a part of the Thai state, the southern border provinces were included as part of the Malay world (Nusantara). The social change from the arrival of Islam thus proceeded like any other area. in the region and has created a religious society different beliefs and sects and a unique Malay ethnicity can create a lifestyle that is the identity of Muslim communities in the three southern border provinces that are different both in Thailand and Muslims in ASEAN.