Islamization
Adopting the faith
Islamization is the process of a society, region, or institution becoming more Islamic in character—through conversion, migration, law, or cultural shift.
The term appears in historical contexts describing the spread of Islam and in contemporary debates about demographic or legal changes: Critics warned of the Islamization of Europe.
Often used polemically by those opposing Islamic influence.
Defeating and seizing control
- conversionAct of changing states
- caliphateIslamic successor-led government
- expansionIncrease in scope
- ArabiaLargest peninsula on Earth
Persia · Indonesia · Andalusia · trade · missionaries · Sufism · sultanate · empire
All inhabitants combined
- migrationMovement to new territory
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- conversionAct of changing states
- growthIncrease in size
majority · minority · immigration · birthrate · census · community · diaspora · settlement
Skirted one-piece garment
- hijabMuslim woman's headscarf
- halalPermitted under Islamic law
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- educationSystematic development of mind
curriculum · media · banking · modesty · gender · architecture · lifestyle · norms
Muslim religious legal code
- theocracyRule by religious authority
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
policy · parliament · secularism · state · referendum · party · mandate · reform
Provide money for
- bankingFinancial institution transactions
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
zakat · microfinance · compliance · certification · institutions · markets · transactions · prohibition
conquest
Defeating and seizing control
- conversionAct of changing states
- caliphateIslamic successor-led government
- expansionIncrease in scope
Arabia · Persia · Indonesia · Andalusia · trade · missionaries · Sufism · sultanate · empire · diffusion
population
All inhabitants combined
- migrationMovement to new territory
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- conversionAct of changing states
growth · majority · minority · immigration · birthrate · census · community · diaspora · settlement · urbanization
dress
Skirted one-piece garment
- hijabMuslim woman's headscarf
- halalPermitted under Islamic law
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
education · curriculum · media · banking · modesty · gender · architecture · lifestyle · norms · values
Sharia
Muslim religious legal code
- theocracyRule by religious authority
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- governanceHow authority is exercised
constitution · policy · parliament · secularism · state · referendum · party · mandate · reform · judiciary
finance
Provide money for
- bankingFinancial institution transactions
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
insurance · zakat · microfinance · compliance · certification · institutions · markets · transactions · prohibition · ethical
- PakistanIslamabad, Karachi, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan
- Champa
- Malacca Sultanatesultanate, Strait of Malacca
- Ottoman Balkanseyalet, beylerbey, pashas, janissaries, timar system
IslamizationChristianization
Converting societies to Christianity
secularization · Westernization · evangelization · apostasy · modernization
Islamizationsecularization
Religion losing social significance
separation of church and state · disestablishment · secular humanism · rationalization · enlightenment
Islamizationcultural preservation
Protecting community traditions and artifacts