The History of the Arrival and Development of Islam in Indonesia

Abstract

Indonesia has a strategic location on the intersecting maritime route connecting two major continents, in the west and the east. This has become a contributing factor to the easy entry of islam into indoensia. Islam is the largest religion in the world, and this relgion emerged as a reaction to the low moral state of humanity at that time. The existence of islam in Indonesia, which has made it the religion with the most followers, has its own unique features Indonesia, leading it to become the largest religion and the one with the most adherents. This type of research is descriptive qualitative, and is uses the liblary research method, which is a method of data collection conducted in the liblary using books, scirntific works, journals, and other articles related to research topic. The result of this study is that islam entered Indonesia slowly, peacefully, gradually, and without coercion. Traders, religious teacher, and local leaders spread the religions by interacting socially and culturally