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At the same time, Sufi mystics synthesized Islamic teaching with local Malay traditions of animistic magic and charisma, though Islam did not become the state religion until Muzaffar Shah became sultan of Melaka (1446–1459).
Festa de San Pedoa (29 June): Boisterous Christian tribute to Peter, the patron saint of fishermen, in Melaka, where the Portuguese community has its fishing boats blessed.
Without ever retrieving the supremacy of the old Melaka sultanate, Johor had become the strongest Asian power in the region.
They often join in each other’s festivities, Muslims inviting Chinese friends to their Hari Raya feasts to end the fast of Ramadan, members of all the communities turning up for Melaka’s Christian processions at Easter.
The first visit of a Portuguese ship to Melaka in 1509 ended badly, as embittered Gujurati merchants poisoned the atmosphere against the Portuguese.