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PRESENTEDBY:
ABU TAHAY
SEPTEMBER25,2014.
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for 1000 years or 1200 years ago by means of
of sasana book published by Directorate of
,
1997.
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ItalsodescribedasfollowsinrespectofintroductionofIslaminto
Arakan.
(1)
Around
700AD
to
1500AD,
many
Arabs,
Persians
and
Roman
TradersarrivedMyanmarcoastalareasandeasternChinawithsail
.
)islandofArakan settleddownthereforgood.
(2)During
the
reign
of
King
Mahataing Sandra
in
788
810
AD,
manys pswerewrec e near amree an manypeop ew o a t
inIslamweresenttomainlandMyanmarforpermanent
settlement.
(3)Myanmar
coastal
towns
such
as
Kyauk Pyu,
Pathein,
Thanlyin,
Moattama andMraik hadoccasionallyexperiencedsuchkindof
sailshipwrecks.
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Therefore,builttemplesinthehonour ofMuslimsaintscanbeseenalongthe
coastalareas
and
Numbers
of
Mosques,
Religious
schools
in
1997
are
shown
as
below;
S,No, Location Nos ofMosque Nos ofReligiousschool
Remark
1. Kachin state 20 23
2. Kayah state 2 5
3.
Kayin state
48
69
4. Chinstate 1 3
5. Sagaing Region 94 38
6. Thaninthary Region 76 47
7. Pagu Region 56 55
8.
Magwe Region
29
299. MandalayRegion 200 107
10. Monstate 94 68
11. Arakan (Rakhine state) 1238 105
12. YangonRegion 171 111
13. Shanstate 85 35
14.
Ayeyarwady Region
152
64Total 2266 759
Note:a. AMosquesocalledSindi Khanwasbuiltin1433nearkawalong villagein
MraukU.
b. 60Mosquesand50Religiousschoolsweredestroyedduringtheviolence
in2012inRakhine state.
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Islam mainly of sunni is practiced by 4 percent of population according to
Government census but Muslim source estimated that as much as 16percent of population. Myanmar Muslim are comprising of
.
2. Pathe ethnic group/ Burmese Muslim
3. Pathay ethnic group ( Burmese Chinese Muslim )
4. Pashu ethnic group (Muslim Malay ancestry living in kawthaung )
.
6. Myedu ethnic group and
7. Rohingya ethnic group
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Rohin a are a minorit ethnic Muslim rou livin in
Northern Rakhine state, western Myanmar. The
Rohingya population is mostly concentrated in eight
Northern townships of Rakhine state formerly knownas Arakan as Maungdaw, Buthitaung, Rathedaung,
we, au aw, npya, rau an yau aw.
Ro ingya were ancient sett ers o In oAryan
descendant converted into Islam in 8th century AD
801 AD) plus Persian (700AD1500AD) plus Bangali
1400AD1736AD lus Mo ul in 16th centur AD.
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Although some of them were war victims, slaves and
, .obivious that they were not comers under the British Age.
n anc en me e a ne s a e was ca e o ang an
the people in Rohang were called as Rohingya so thatRohingya was a name of an ethnic group only occurred
.politics and not the same as Mujahids, armed group.
oug o ngya s spo en a ec are no same asRakhine's spoken words, it ought to be taken care of thefact that their words are same as ancient waithali ( vesali )
Stone Monument translated by Oxford university in 1935
42 which was erected in 8th century.
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Islam attracted the local eo le to come to thefold of Islam en masse all over the Arakan. Since
Islam had played an important part towards the
advancement of civilization in Arakan whereMuslim, Buddhists and Hindus lived side by side
for centuries with amity and concord as one
family and ruled the country together. Coins andMedallions were used bearing Kalima (the
profession of faith in Islam) in Arabic language
an pers an scr p . ers an was cour anguage oArakan and it was common of the King to adpot
.
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Rohingya Muslim of Arakan who have their
,
indigenous races of Myanmar and was
series of cabinet decisions and there is no
the simple reason that they profess Islam and
.
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Rohingya have long settled down in Arakan as
to Asiatic Research vol. 5 in 1799, Classical
Collectiones of Vocabulorum published in
Burma Empire by Henry G. Bell ESQ in 1852.
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According to 1872 census of British Burma, Census of India in 1911
,Indigenous races of Burma in the name of Arakanese Muslim but
degrading as illegal immigrants and accusation also made on
o ngya as g ra e o grow . s no prove ase on a s or
report of Arakan in 1826 by Charles Paton, subcommissioner of
Arakan as below but feel only because of confining them at
restricte area or years.
Population of Muhammadin ( Rohingya ) in 1826 = 30000
Duration in ears = 20131826 = 187
Normal birth rate = 2.4 percent (Neglected married more than
one and dozen of children taken)
y con nuous ncremen a ormu a, Population of Rohingya = 30000 ( 1+0.024 )^187
= 2530540 > 1200000
Note : It is shown that Rohingya were expelled or fled.
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The Muslim Rohingyas are highly threatened under the provocativerhetoric of ultra
nationalism and racism. Anti
Muslim sentiment is
used for political gain by different factions of Myanmar soceity andrestrictions such as movement, higher learning, health care,
,on Rohingya since 1993 remain unaddressed. Rohingya in Arakan donot have access for the right of worship at Mosques, observance,practice, expression and learning at religious schools since violenceerup e n .
A community is genuinely healthy when all people, not only one, .needs and legitimate aspirations of our groups and even of generalwelfare of the entire human family. This concept of common goodseems to be missing in action in our contemporary Myanmar public
life, not the utilitarian formula of the greatest good for greatestnumbers, but normal formula of greatest good for all, simply on thebasis that they are human beings and therefore inherently worthy
.
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So do participate and contribute to
'
challenges to establish peaceful
of Myanmar.
.
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