Islamic Philippines?

I once heard that this could have possibility happened,in the fact that Islam reached The Philippines before the Spanish brought Christanity to the islands when they took over. Would it be a strech for Islam to remain the dominant faith in the Philippines? Like Indonesia?

How would a mainly Islamic Philippines do under Spanish..and later American rule? Would this change the country's history? Would the faith have a issue of how the country views issues,and conducts affairs? I see the entire nation basically the Sultanate of Sulu...

What do people think?
 
I once heard that this could have possibility happened,in the fact that Islam reached The Philippines before the Spanish brought Christanity to the islands when they took over. Would it be a strech for Islam to remain the dominant faith in the Philippines? Like Indonesia?

How would a mainly Islamic Philippines do under Spanish..and later American rule? Would this change the country's history? Would the faith have a issue of how the country views issues,and conducts affairs? I see the entire nation basically the Sultanate of Sulu...

What do people think?

It would be the dominant faith if you delay the colonization for a decade or a hundred of years..but at that time the the Island of Manila or Luzon will be unconquerable because of the Strong Dominant Sultanate in it...it was occupied in OTL because the dominant kingdom in the Island of Manila was weak at that time because it is in a Hundred Years War like situation at that time.
 
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It would be the dominant faith if you delay the colonization for a decade or a hundred of years..but at that time the Sultanate/Kingdom that is ruling the Island of Manila or Luzon will be unconquerable...it was occupied in OTL because the dominant kingdom in the Island of Manila was weak at that time because it is in a Hundred Years War like situation at that time.


Oooo an OTL Japan analogous Muslim Philippines?
 
Oooo an OTL Japan analogous Muslim Philippines?

No, it will be divided to little more or less than 3-4 states.but Palawan will most likely be a source of conflict between the Kingdom of Tondo/Sultanate of 'Luzon', Brunei and the Sultanate of Sulu...
 
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It would be the dominant faith if you delay the colonization for a decade or a hundred of years..but at that time the the Island of Manila or Luzon will be unconquerable because of the Strong Dominant Sultanate in it...it was occupied in OTL because the dominant kingdom in the Island of Manila was weak at that time because it is in a Hundred Years War like situation at that time.
Off-topic. I think it's amusing that mimeyo is the first to comment on a thread with this subject when he is usually the one creating them.
 
How would a mainly Islamic Philippines do under Spanish..and later American rule? Would this change the country's history? Would the faith have a issue of how the country views issues,and conducts affairs? I see the entire nation basically the Sultanate of Sulu...

What do people think?

If this happens, Cebuano becomes the dominant language (similar to Tagalog's position in OTL), this time written in the Jawi script instead of the abakada.
 
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