The Great Mosque in Brunei

Islam is Brunei's official religion, 66 percent of the population is Muslim, mostly Sunnis of Malay origin who follow the Shafi school of Islamic law. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Brunei Darussalam, (bruːˈnaɪ in English officially the State of Brunei Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei Darussalam Jawi: برني دارالسلام A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic Malays (Melayu are an Ethnic group of Austronesian peoples predominantly inhabiting the Malay Peninsula, the east coast of Sumatra, the coast The Shāfi‘ī Madhab ( ar شافعي) is one of the four schools of Fiqh, or religious law within Most of the other Muslims groups are Kedayans (converts from indigenous tribal groups) and Chinese converts. Islam was adopted in the 15th century when a Malay Muslim was installed as sultan. Sultan (سلطان is an Islamic title with several historical meanings The sultan traditionally was responsible for upholding Islamic traditions, although the responsibility was usually delegated to appointed officials. Since the 1930s sultans have used rising oil revenues to provide an extensive social welfare system and promote Islam, including subsidizing the Hajj, building mosques, and expanding the Department of Religious Affairs. The Hajj (حج is a pilgrimage to Mecca (Makkah It is the largest annual pilgrimage in the world A "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller privately owned mosque and the larger