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Differences And Differences Between Aceh And Suu

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To analyze this cases, it can be found that there were contrast between Aceh and Sulu. In the arrival and spread of Islam, it has been stated that Aceh period was in the 13th century while 15th century in Sulu, where the sultanate system was found thus declaring both were Islamic oriented kingdom. Aceh regarded as the first state to received Islam in Indonesia as Edward Aspinall (n.d) stated the oldest kingdom in Southeast Asia was Pasai well known as Aceh in present day, it becomes the first contact of traders from Arab and Indian due to the location at the north-west of Sumatra and all Acehnese had agreed that Islam was identical with Aceh. Whilst Sulu regarded Islam as influence that were adapted to their pre-existing non-Islamic beliefs that has changed their belief system as …show more content…

Therefore, it was not impossible that Aceh had already strong hold in their Islamic religion as it continued to spread to the eastern part and all over the Indonesian archipelago that were to Java, Maluku, Sulawesi as well as Kalimantan. On the other hand, Sulu was impossible for this matter as the gap of Spanish arrival with influence of Islam was only one years and at that time Sulu was still in the middle of development and strengthen their religion. In the meantime, Spanish was already embed policy of Christianization to the other parts of Philippines and soon the Sulu was one of the aim, with the Spanish-American War it had delayed this aim and later resulted to the cession of territories by Spain in the treaty of Paris in 1899. Nonetheless, America was one head with Spanish. Colonial rule since they have different date of arrival, hence, some successful and some were not. This can be seen from the grip strength of Islam propagated in Aceh and

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