How Islam Entered Australia?

Source: Tataruang.

Australian Muslims is very unpopular. Doesn’t exist  notes from Early Muslims Historian about Australian Muslims. So, when Muslims Entered Australia for first time? Lets search it.

Before we discuss next about Islam s existention at Australia. We must know, basic in archaeologist inventions, Islam in Australia maybe spread by Bugis s sailor from Celebes Island, Indonesia.

At 1770 AD,  Continent Of Australia finded by James Cook from England.  Natives Of Australia is Aborigin Tribes who has similarity with Papuan Civilians. Recorded, Aborigins has relationship with Bugis s tribes. Allegedly, Bugis entered Australia at 17 th century for their business. Because finded by British, Australia in the present included Kingdom Of British s Territories.

If is true, maybe Early Islamic Period in Australia together with Makassar s Kingdom s Golden Age  at Celebes. Makassar is unification from Gowa and Tallo Kingdom at South Celebes. Western Historian agree, at 17 Th Century, Kingdom Of Makassar do great expansion to Borneo, Islands Of Sunda ( doesn’t West Java, but what is meant is Nusa Tenggara Islands in Modern Indonesia). King Of Makassar, Karaeng Matoaya conquer All South Sulawesi under his control.  According Ricklefs, at 1608 AD, Makassar expand his territories to Bugis territories and maybe many of Bugis s sailors run to Australia.

At 17 AD also, came Makassar s fisherman who search  teripang at Australia. Doesn’t mentioned next about  relation beetwen Austalian Natives and Bugis s sailors, or Makassar s fisherman.  After this, recorded many Muslims imigrant from several states came to Australia. , included Turkish and they make a Muslims Group here. Muslims Group usually built mosques for prayer in Muslim s settlements.

Beetwen 19 th- 20 th century, Muslims in Australia  having  suppresion because in this time, spread racism at Australia, Muslims elliminated at Victoria s territories. In this time, most Muslims at Australia is came from India. They work as travelling merchants.

At 1979 AD, in Afghanistan, broke war beetwen Afghanistan and Uni Soviet. Uni Soviet invaded Afghanistan and many Afghans move to Australia.

According Writer Hamidah, at Australia, exist CIDE Community that consentrated to teach Islam for kids and teenager, Every Saturday, they held Islamic Teaching.  From 10.30 to 12.00 PM, opened with reading and write Quran matery, at 12.00 to 12.30 PM, next with matery about Islamic Insight ( including Aqidah, Akhlaq/ Islamic Morality, and Sirah/ Story Of Rasulullah Shallahu Alaihi Wasallam and History Of Islam).

Refrences:
Syachrir, Kumaerah, Najamuddin, dan Ahmadin: Sejarah Masuk Dan Berkembangnya Islam Di Australia Pada Abad Ke-18-20 M, Attoriolog Jurnal Pemikiran Kesejarahan Dan Pendidikan Sejarah, Vol.9, No.2 ( 2021 M), Universitas Negeri Makassar.

Makkelo, Ilham Daeng: Sejarah Makassar Dan Tradisi Literasi, Jurnal Lembaran Sejarah, Vol. 15, No.1 , Tahun 2019 M.

Ricklefs, M.C: Sejarah Indonesia Modern 1200-2004, Penerbit Serambi, 2007 M.