as ▁community . ▁They ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁protect ive ▁of ▁their ▁separate ▁eth nic ▁identity . ▁Most ▁are ▁Muslim s , ▁while ▁many ▁others ▁are ▁also ▁Christian , ▁coming ▁from ▁Min ah as an - spe aking ▁ancest ry . ▁ ▁Q atar ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁about ▁ 3 9 , 0 0 0 ▁Indones ian ▁citizens ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Q atar ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁Emb ass y . ▁ ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁▁ ▁Indones ian ▁pil gr ims ▁have ▁long ▁lived ▁in ▁He j az , ▁a ▁region ▁along ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁Among ▁them ▁was ▁Sh ay kh ▁A hm ad ▁K hat ib ▁Al - Min ang k ab aw i ▁who ▁was ▁from ▁Min ang k ab au ▁origin ▁in ▁Sum atra . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Im am ▁and ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁Sh af i ' i ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁Grand ▁Mos que ▁in ▁Me cca ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Many ▁Indones ians ▁in ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁are ▁domestic ▁workers , ▁with ▁a ▁minor ity ▁of ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁labour ▁migr ants ▁and ▁students . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁sant ris ▁( I sl am ic ▁board ing ▁school ▁pup ils ) ▁from ▁Indones ia ▁also ▁have ▁continued ▁to ▁purs ue ▁their ▁education ▁in ▁Sa udi , ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁University ▁of ▁Mad in ah ▁and ▁the ▁U mm ▁al - Q ura ▁University ▁in ▁Me cca . ▁A ▁number