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The arrival of Chinese-Muslim admiral Zheng He,  records suggested trade activities In malaya.
With earliest Islam and Arabs already reach Malaya at that time. Parameswara himself had to convert earlier and adopted Islamic name, Sultan Iskandar Shah. New and due to busy tradings and cultural exchanges with Arabs and Indian. Malaya is cultural link to Ming Empire who entertained relations with countries all across Asia & to Malaya deaingl with many different polities, old Ming China relied on a range of foreign policy instruments, among them granting of special trading rights to huat...arhh.

Zheng He established Chinese Muslim communities in Palembang, and along Java, the Malay Peninsula, and the Philippines. These communities preached Islam to the local people and were very important to the spread of Islam in the area. The fleet built masjids and provided other social services the local Muslim community would need.

Even after the death of Zheng He in 1433, other Chinese Muslims continued his work in Southeast Asia, spreading Islam. Chinese Muslim traders in Southeast Asia were encouraged to intermarry and assimilate with the local people on the islands and Malay Peninsula. This brought more people to Islam in Southeast Asia, as well as strengthened and diversified the growing Muslim community.

Zhenghe Mosque in Palembang

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