What specific percentage of Malaysian Muslims favour strict Quranic law adherence?

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78% of Malaysian Muslims favour laws strictly following Quran teachings
In the Pew Research survey, 78% of Malaysian Muslims said laws in Malaysia should strictly follow the teachings of the Quran. This figure comes from a breakdown of responses among Malaysian Muslims, alongside separate options for following Islamic values without strict Quran adherence and for not wanting Quran teachings to influence national laws.
What the survey asked Malaysian Muslims about Quranic law adherence
The survey asked respondents which of three statements matched their view on national laws: whether laws should strictly follow Quran teachings, follow Islamic values and principles without strictly following Quran teachings, or not be influenced by Quran teachings. In Malaysia, the results were reported separately for Malaysian Muslims and for the overall population sample.
The exact share favouring strict adherence among Malaysian Muslims
Among Malaysian Muslims surveyed, 78% favoured the view that laws in Malaysia should strictly follow the teachings of the Quran. In the same breakdown, 16% favoured following Islamic values and principles but not strictly following Quran teachings, while 4% said Malaysian laws should not be influenced by Quran teachings.
How the overall Malaysian population results compare with the Muslims-only breakdown
For the full Malaysian sample (including both Muslims and non-Muslims), 52% said laws in Malaysia should strictly follow Quran teachings. The Muslims-only figure of 78% is therefore higher than the overall population view reported for Malaysia in the survey.
Context from the broader multi-country survey results
Across the 10 Muslim majority countries surveyed, the share favouring strict Quranic adherence varied widely, with roughly half or more in places such as Pakistan, the Palestinian territories, Jordan, Malaysia and Senegal. In Indonesia and Turkey, the strict-following share was reported as less than a quarter, while Burkina Faso stood out with 60% overall not wanting Quran teachings to influence laws.

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