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The opening as it read in 2005

Islam is most popular in southern Thailand , near the border with Malaysia , where the vast majority of the country's Muslims , predominantly Malay in origin, are found. The remaining Muslims are Pakistani immigrants in the urban centers, ethnic Thai in the rural areas of the Center, and a few Chinese Muslims in the far north. Education and maintenance of their own cultural traditions are vital interests of these groups. Except in the small circle of theologically trained believers, the Islamic faith in Thailand, like Buddhism , had become integrated with many beliefs and practices not integral to Islam. It would be difficult to draw a line between animistic practices indigenous to Malay culture that were used to drive off evil spirits and local Islamic ceremonies because each contained aspects of the other. In the mid- 1980s , the country had more than 2,000 mosques in 38 Thai provinces, with the largest number (434) in Narathiwat province . All but a very small number of the mosques were associated with the Sunni branch of Islam; the remainder were of the Shi'a branch. Each mosque had an imam (prayer leader), a muezzin (who issued the call to prayer), and perhaps other functionaries. Although the majority of the country's Muslims were ethnically Malay, the Muslim community also included the Thai Muslims, who were either hereditary Muslims, Muslims by intermarriage, or recent converts; Cham Muslims originally from Cambodia ; West Asians, including both Sunni and Shias; South Asians, including Tamils , Punjabis and Bengalis ; Indonesians , especially Javanese and Minangkabau ; Thai-Malay or people of Malay ethnicity who have accepted many aspects of Thai language and culture, except Buddhism, and have intermarried with Thai; and Chinese Muslims, who were mostly Haw living in the North. The National Council for Muslims, consisting of at least five persons (all Muslims) and appointed by royal proclamation, advised the ministries of education and interior on Islamic matters. Its presiding officer, the state counselor for Muslim affairs, was appointed by the king and held the office of division chief in the Department of Religious Affairs in the Ministry of Education. Provincial councils for Muslim affairs existed in the provinces that had substantial Muslim minorities, and there were other links between the government and the Muslim community, including government financial assistance to Islamic education institutions, assistance with construction of some of the larger mosques, and the funding of pilgrimages by Thai Muslims to Mecca . Thailand also maintained several hundred Islamic schools at the primary and secondary levels.¹

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The opening as it stood in 2010 13 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Surat Thani Mosque Islam , while a minority faith in Thailand, is quickly growing, with the 2005 statistics from National Statistic Office of Thailand estimating approximately 2.2 million, or equivalent to 4.5% of the adult population of 49.5 million (this number does not include children below the age of 15), are Muslims Most Thai Muslims belong to the Sunni sect.

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Surat Thani Mosque Islam is a minority faith in Thailand, with recent statistics suggesting a population of around 4 million, or almost 6% of the population. Most Thai Muslims belong to the Sunni branch, although Thailand has a very diverse and developing population which includes immigrants from around the world.

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Surat Thani Mosque Islam is a minority faith in Thailand , with statistics suggesting 4.9 percent of the population are Muslim. Figures as high as 5 percent of Thailand's population have also been mentioned. Most Thai Muslims are Sunnis , although Thailand has a diverse population that includes immigrants from around the world. The Economist . 2 January 2016 . Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures: Family, Law and Politics (illustrated ed.). Self-determination and Women's Rights in Muslim Societies .

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023

Religion in Thailand Haroon Mosque Islam is a minority faith in Thailand , with statistics suggesting 4.9% of the population are Muslim. Figures as high as 5% of Thailand's population have also been mentioned. A 2023 Pew Research Center survey gave 7%. Most Thai Muslims are Sunni Muslims , although Thailand has a diverse population that includes immigrants from around the world. Thailand , The World Factbook . The Economist . 2 January 2016 . Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures: Family, Law and Politics (illustrated ed.). Self-determination and Women's Rights in Muslim Societies .

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Talo Mano Mosque built in c. 1634 Islam is a minority faith in Thailand , with statistics in 2006, suggesting 4.9% of the population are Muslim. Figures as high as 12% of Thailand's population have also been mentioned. A 2023 Pew Research Center survey gave 7%. Thai Muslims are the largest religious minority in the country. As of 2024, there are approximately 7.5 million Thai Muslims in the Kingdom or about 12% of the total 62.5 million Thai populations. Most Thai Muslims are Sunni Muslims , although Thailand has a diverse population that includes immigrants from around the world. Thailand , The World Factbook . The Economist . 2 January 2016 . Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures: Family, Law and Politics (illustrated ed.). Self-determination and Women's Rights in Muslim Societies . Pew Research Center . 6 September 2023 . S2CID 245974385 . : |website= ignored ( help ) "Muslim in Thailand" .

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