 State council known as "Majlis Ugama Islam dan Adat Resam Melayu Pahang" ('Council of Islam and Malay Customs of Pahang') is responsible in advising the ruler as well as regulating both Islamic affairs and "adat".Sunni Islam of Shafi'i school of jurisprudence is the dominant branch of Islam, and became the basis of Sharia court rulings and Sharia law passed in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly.According to the Population and Housing Census 2010 figures, ethnicity and religious beliefs correlate highly.