page_title: Arab Indonesians
section_title: Religion
hierarchical_section_title: Arab Indonesians / Religion
caption_attribution_description: English: Suryadinata, Leo (2008) Ethnic Chinese in Contemporary Indonesia, Singapore&#58; &#32;Chinese Heritage Centre and Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, p.&#160;30 ISBN&#58; 9789812308351.&#32;
context_page_description: Arab Indonesians or Hadharem, informally known as Jama'ah, are Indonesian citizens primarily of mixed Arab — mainly Hadhrami — and Indonesian descent. The group also includes those of Arab descent from other Middle Eastern Arabic speaking nations. Restricted under Dutch East Indies law until 1919, the community elites later gained economic power through real estate investment and trading. Currently found mainly in Java, especially West Java and South Sumatra, they are almost all Muslims.
context_section_description: Arab Indonesians are almost all Muslim; according to the 2000 census, 98.27 percent of Arab Indonesians are Muslim, compared to 88.22 percent of the general population. Historically, most have lived in so called kauman villages, in the areas around mosques, but this has changed in recent years. The majority are Sunni, following the Shafi'i school of Islamic law with Ba 'Alawi sada families usually follow Ba 'Alawiyya tariqa.
  The Islam practiced by Arab Indonesians tends to be more orthodox than the local, indigenous-influenced forms like abangan who do not follow some of the more restrictive Islamic practices. Children are generally sent to madrasahs, but many later advanced their education to secular schools.
caption: Arab Indonesians (second from right) had a higher proportion of Muslims than other ethnic groups.
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