Islam in the Kingdom of Fatani

Abstract

The  state of Fattani is located within a large group of   islands converging the Malay archipelago between the continents of Asia and Australia and between the Pacific Ocean, bordered to the north by Songkla, to the south by Naratiwat, to the east by the Gulf of Thailand, and to the west by Jala, Fatani state is divided into 12 provinces and then into 115 regions, 629 villages, and the most famous rivers (Talupan) which originates near the Malaysian border and is a direction to the north, as there is the Fatani River, which is the longest Rivers of southern Thailand, as the Fatani region is considered one of the rich regions both agricultural and mineral, especially agricultural products such as rice and coconut, thus thailand ranks sixth in the world by producing rice after China, Japan and Indonesia the southern region of Thailand has enjoyed political instability as well as security and political unrest that has had a major impact on the Islamic community, government departments as well its impact on the scientific side and other government institutions, and when he took over the reins of affairs in The southern Thai region is a peasant man named Abi Al-Falahi (Vatani), so I named The new state was therefore named after Fatani, which helped spread the Islamic religion, thus becoming an independent Muslim state stretching along the east coast of the Malay Peninsula, and introduced a new government and administrative system, and malay became the official language of the state, and the official religion is Islam, where his reign was characterized by security and stability as the spread of mosques in the country, and as a result of security stability increased Muslim scholars  it upon themselves to teach about religion and the observance of the Holy Quran, as well as the establishment of the Holy Quran, as well as the establishment of mosques in the country. Trade centers, the region became an important forum for trade between the state and between Europe, Australia and East Asian countries, and continued interest in the administration and reconstruction of the country, and the country reaped progress in all fields of religious, scientific, and commercial, as provided to Fatani, the capital of the state, European and Asian trade delegations, the capital was crowded with Arab, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish and other merchants, the Siamese government took advantage of conflicts between members of the Fatani royal family in order colonize it, where fatani attacked, and the two sides signed naval battles between the two sides The Soldiers of the British Naval Force played, After that, the Fatani government fell in 1786, and after the victory, it killed many of Fatani's sons, as well as the captives of its soldiers, and a large number of citizens were sent to Bangkok as slaves working hard, and after the defeat of the Fatani government, the Government of Siam dividedof Fatani into three states (Fatani State, Jala and Naratiyat)