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The Abangan form a large majorty of the Javanese Muslims. They tend not to be strict in following Islam, and are more inclined to follow the Adat rather than the Sharia Islamic law. They also strongly believe in both Hindu and Animist superstitions. If a non-Muslim man marries an Abangan Muslim woman, he need not convert to Islam. They also form more than 30% of the Indonesian population. Abangan come from Arabic word aba'a, which mean "not obey", because the Abangan believe shariah should be interpreted figuratively rather than obeyed literally. Map of Java Java (Indonesian, Javanese, and Sundanese: Jawa) is an island of Indonesia, and the site of its capital city, Jakarta. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) is an adherent of Islam. ...   Islam? (Arabic: الإسلام al-islām) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the worlds second largest religion. ... Alesis Digital Audio Tape or ADAT, first introduced in 1991, was used for simultaneously recording eight tracks of digital audio at once, onto Super VHS magnetic tape - a tape format similar to that used by consumer VCRs. ... Sharia (Arabic: ; also SharÄ«ah, Sharia, Shariah or Syariah) is the Arabic word for Islamic law, also known as the Law of Allah. ... A Hindu is an adherent of Hinduism, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural system of India (Bharat). ... This article is in need of attention. ... A superstition is an incorrect belief about the relation between certain actions (often behaviors) and other actions. ...   Islam? (Arabic: الإسلام al-islām) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the worlds second largest religion. ... Arabic (العربية al-arabiyyah, or less formally arabi) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ...


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abangan | | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon (228 words)
The Abangan are the population of Javanese Muslims who practice a less orthodox version of Islam than the traditionalist santri.
Abangan are more inclined to follow a local system of beliefs called adat than pure Sharia (Islamic law).
Abangan (wörtlich "Bruderschaft", von abang, [älterer] Bruder) sind indonesische Anhänger des Islam, deren Glaube Elemente anderer Religionen enthält, wie etwa Hinduismus oder traditionelle javanische Glaubensvorstellungen.
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