However, Islam came earlier through Arab, Persian and, especially Indian traders in the thirteenth century AD. After the four centuries Islam was established in the region. The conversion of the King and the work of Sufi missionaries caused the diversity of Islamic forms across the region. Hence, this diversity is socially reconstructed by the patch-work of languages and ethnic identities amongst South-East Asian Muslims.In a brief, Satha-Anand (cited in Nilsen 2012: 74) pointed out that there are three periods of Islam in Pattani. The first is the 'magical period'; second is the 'theological period'; and the third is the 'modern period'. The first period started when raja (king) converted to Islam, and the second period was from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries. This period is considered as the golden era for religious growth. The third period was from the early 20th century onwards. The proponents of this era are khana mai (the new school)