This article is aimed at recounting how Islam developed in West kalimantan. The writer specifically the history and development of the religion in Embau, a river in the interior area about 700 kilometers from the coast line. The writer assert that proselytizing approaches, religious teachers figures, educational institutions are among the main factors why Islam is embraced by the people in this…
This article attempts to give further description of the role religious teachers in the spreading of Islam in Embau and Kapuas Hulu. According to the writer, intellectual and emotional maturity, and a good understanding of proselytizing strategies has contributed to the success of Islamic development in the interior area of West Kalimantan. Similiar to the case in Sambas, the role of educationa…