• It is unclear which Malaccan Sultan first converted to the faith, but what is clear is that the religion was adopted both for political and spiritual reasons; on the political side, it made sense in order to encourage trade with the powerful Muslim merchants from India and Persia, while on the spiritual side, the Islamic tenets of equality and community were a natural fit for the native Malay population.

Photography by David Hagerman

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