page_title: Islam in Indonesia
section_title: Branches
hierarchical_section_title: Islam in Indonesia / Branches
caption_attribution_description: Pengurus Besar Nahdlatul Ulama
context_page_description: Islam is the largest religion in Indonesia with most adherents, with 87.2% of Indonesian population identifying themselves as Muslim in a 2010 survey. Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world, with approximately 225 million Muslims.
  In terms of denomination, the overwhelming majority adheres to Sunni Islam, while there are around one million Shias, who are concentrated around Jakarta, and about 400,000 Ahmadi Muslims. In terms of Islamic schools of jurisprudence, based on demographic statistics, 99% of Indonesian Muslims mainly follow the Shafi'i school, although when asked, 56% does not adhere to any specific school. Trends of thought within Islam in Indonesia can be broadly categorized into two orientations; "modernism" which closely adheres to orthodox theology while embracing modern learning, and "traditionalism" which tends to follow the interpretations of local religious leaders and religious teachers at Islamic boarding schools. There is also a historically important presence of a syncretic form of Islam known as kebatinan.
context_section_description: The Islamic schools and branches in Indonesia reflects the activity of Islamic doctrines and organizations operating in Indonesia. In terms of denomination, Indonesia is a majority Sunni country with minority of other sects such as Shia Islam and Ahmadiyya. In terms of Islamic schools of jursiprudence, Shafi'i school is dominant in Indonesia at large. Proliferation of Shafi’i school is considered owing to the Arab merchants from the southern Arabian Peninsula following this school of jurisprudence.
caption: The headquarter of Nahdlatul Ulama, an influential traditionalist Sunni Islam movement in the country.
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