आरम्भ में चम्पा के लोग और राजा शैव थे। लेकिन कुछ सौ साल पहले इस्लाम यहां फैलना शुरु हुआ। अब अधिक चाम लोग मुसलमान हैं पर हिन्दू और बौद्ध चाम भी हैं।
Before the conquest of Champa by Lê Thánh Tông, the dominant religion of the Champa people was [[Shaivism]] and the culture was heavily influenced by India. [[Islam]] started making headway among the Cham after the 10th century, but it was only after the 1471 invasion that this influence picked up speed. By the 17th century the Royal families of Cham Lords also began to turn to Islam and this eventually triggerred the major shift in religious orientation of the Cham so that by the time of their final annexation by the Vietnamese, the majority of the Cham people had converted to [[Islam]]. Most Cham are now [[Muslim]]s but, like the [[Javanese]] in [[Indonesia]], they are heavily influenced by Hinduism. Significant minorities of [[Hindu]]s and [[Mahayana Buddhism|Mahayana Buddhists]] exist. Indonesian records indicate the influence of Princess Darawati, a Cham princess in influencing her husband Kertawijaya, Majapahit’s seventh ruler, similarly to [[Parameshwara]] of Malacca, to convert the [[Majapahit]] royal family to Islam. The islamic tomb of Putri Champa (Princess of Champa) can be found in Trowulan, the site of Majapahit imperial capital.
जावा के अभिलेख बताते हैं कि [[मजापहित साम्राज्य]] के सम्राट कीर्तिविजय को चम्पा की राजकुमारी द्वारवती ने इसलाम की ओर धर्म-परिवर्तित किया।
== अवशेष ==
Many Champa towers still stand in Central Vietnam (An Nam). The most significant example of Cham architecture is [[My Son]] (Viet: Mỹ Sơn) near the town of [[Hoi An]] (Viet: Hội An). My Son, is a large complex that was heavily damaged by [[United States|US]] bombing during the Vietnam War. The site is currently being restored with donations from a number of countries and NGO's. As of [[2004]], there were still [[land mine]]s and [[UXO|UXO's]] to be cleared. There is a '''Museum of Cham Sculpture''' in [[Da Nang]] which was established in [[1915]] by the French.
चम्पा संस्कृति के अवशेष वियतनाम में अभी भी मिलते हैं। इनमें से कई [[शैव]] मन्दिर हैं।
