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According to statistics from (2010 ), about 15% of Singapore's resident population aged 15 years and over are Muslims. A majority of Malays are Sunni Muslims.〔Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas, ''Some Aspects of Sufism as Understood and Practised among the Malays'' (Singapore: Malaysian Sociological Research Institute, 1963).〕 17 per cent of Muslims in Singapore are of South Asian origin. Other adherents include but not limited to those from the Chinese, Arab and Eurasian communities.〔(International Religious Freedom Report 2006 - Singapore )〕 While the majority of Muslims in Singapore are traditionally Sunni Muslims who follow the Shafi'i school of thought or the Hanafi school of thought, there are also Muslims who follow Shiasm and Ahmadi Muslims. ==Legal history== Islamic bureaucracy has long been an integral part of the Malay Sultanate since the advent of Islam in the region. The Malacca Sultanate of the 1500s was recorded to have practiced syariah law, as well as its Johor successor of which Singapore was a part of until 1824. When the British governed Singapore, syariah law was relegated to the realm of personal law. In 1915, the British colonial authorities established the Mohammedan Advisory Board. The Board was tasked to advise the colonial authorities on matters connected with the Islamic religion and custom. Singapura or Singapore became part of Malaysia, before being expelled in 1965. The (constitution ) of the newly independent republic included two provisions relating to the special position of the Malays and the Muslim religion i.e. Articles 152 and 153. Article 152 states: (1) It shall be the responsibility of the Government constantly to care for the interests of the racial and religious minorities in Singapore. (2) The Government shall exercise its functions in such manner as to recognise the special position of the Malays, who are the indigenous people of Singapore, and accordingly it shall be the responsibility of the Government to protect, safeguard, support, foster and promote their political, educational, religious, economic, social and cultural interests and the Malay language. Because of Article 152 Section 2, the Singapore government discourages missionaries to proselytize the Malay population from Islam to other religions to avoid racial and religious tensions within Muslim population because of Malay Islamic identity, which Malay culture has close and strong identification with Islam. Article 153 states: The Legislature shall by law make provision for regulating Muslim religious affairs and for constituting a Council to advise the President in matters relating to the Muslim religion. In 1966, Parliament passed the (Administration of the Muslim Law Act (AMLA) ). The Act came into effect in 1968 and defined the powers and jurisdiction of three key Muslim institutions: (i) the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, (ii) the Syariah Court, and (iii) the Registry of Muslim Marriages. These institutions are under the purview of the (Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) ) though the minister responsible for these institutions is the Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Islam in Singapore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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