| Islam in China
China has some of the oldest Muslim history, dating back to as early as 650, when the uncle of the Prophet Muhammad, Sa`ad ibn Abi Waqqas, was sent as an official envoy to Emperor Gaozong. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1300x844, 157 KB)top of Great Mosque of Xian, cropped by me from Image:Chinese-style minaret of the Great Mosque. ...
| | History of Islam in China | | History
Tang Dynasty
Song Dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
Islam in China (1911-present)
The History of Islam in China begins in 651 with the arrival in China of an envoy sent by the third Caliph during the Tang Dynasty, just eighteen years after the death of the Prophet Muhammad. ...
The History of Islam in China goes back to the earliest years of Islam. ...
The change in dynasty in China from the Tang to the dynasties that included the Song Dynasty did not greatly interrupt the trends of Muslims established during the Tang. ...
The establishment of the Yuan Dynasty in China had dramatically benefited Islam in China in contrast to previous dynasties. ...
As the Yuan Dynasty ended, many Mongols as well as the Muslims who came with them remained in China. ...
The rise of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) made relations between the Muslims and Chinese more difficult. ...
After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, which was hostile to Muslims, there appeared to be a reason for hope as Sun Yat Sen, who led the new republic, immediately proclaimed that the country belonged equally to the Han, Hui (Muslim), Meng (Mongol), and the Tsang (Tibetan) peoples. ...
| | Architecture | | Chinese mosques
Niujie Mosque The Great Mosque of Xian, one of Chinas largest mosques Dongsi Mosque [1] Great Mosque, Huhhot [2] Great Mosque, Tianjin [3] Great Mosque, Xian [4] Huaisheng Mosque in Guangzhou [5] Huajue Mosque in Xian Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar [6] Najiahu Mosque in Yinchuan Nanguan Mosque...
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| | Major figures | | Lan Yu • Hui Liangyu • Zheng He • Ma Bufang
Haji Noor Lan Yu (Chinese: ; pinyin: Lán Yǔ) is a gay-themed Chinese film by Hong Kong director Stanley Kwan in 2001. ...
Hui Liangyu (born 1938) is the Vice Premier of China in charge of agriculture. ...
A modern illustration of Zheng He, by an unidentified artist. ...
Ma Bufang (Chinese: 馬æ¥èŠ³; 1903–1975), was a prominent Ma clique warlord in China during the Republic of China era, ruling the northwestern province of Qinghai. ...
Hajji Noor Deen Mi Guangjiang (米廣江, born 1963) is an expert in Islamic calligraphy, specializing in the Sini style which originated from the Chinese Muslim tradition. ...
| | People Groups | | Hui • Salar • Uygur
Kazakhs • Kyrgyz • Tatars • Bonan
Uzbeks • Tibetans • Dongxiang
Bao'an • Tajiks • Utsul
The Hui people (Chinese: ; Pinyin: , Xiaoerjing: ØÙÙˆÙ Ø°ÙŽÙˆ ) are a Chinese ethnic group, typically distinguished by their practice of the Islamic religion. ...
The Salar people (Chinese: 撒拉æ—, Pinyin: SÄlÄzú) are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the Peoples Republic of China. ...
The Uyghur (also spelled Uygur, Uighur, Uigur; Uyghur: ئۇيغۇر; Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) are a Turkic people of Central Asia. ...
Languages Kazakh (and/or languages in country of residence) Religions Sunni Islam The Kazakhs (also spelled Kazaks, Qazaqs; Kazakh: Қазақтар []; Russian: Казахи; the English name is transliterated from Russian) are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia (largely Kazakhstan, but also found in parts of Uzbekistan, China, Russia, and...
Languages Kyrgyz Religions Sunni Islam Related ethnic groups other Turkic peoples Kyrgyz (also spelled Kirghiz) are a Turkic ethnic group found primarily in Kyrgyzstan. ...
The Chinese Tatars (å¡”å¡”å°”æ— TÇŽtÇŽÄ›rzú) form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the Peoples Republic of China. ...
The Bonan (also Baoan) people (ä¿å®‰æ—; pinyin: bÇŽoÄn zú) are an ethnic group living in Gansu and Qinghai provinces in northwestern China. ...
The Tibetan Muslims, also known as the Kachee (Kache), form a small minority in Tibet. ...
The Dongxiang people (autonym: Sarta or Santa (撒尔塔); Simplified Chinese: ä¸œä¹¡æ— Traditional Chinese︰æ±é„‰æ—; Pinyin: DÅngxiÄngzú) are one of 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the Peoples Republic of China. ...
The Bonan (also Baoan) people (ä¿å®‰æ—; pinyin: bÇŽoÄn zú) are an ethnic group living in Gansu and Qinghai provinces in northwestern China. ...
Tajiks in China (Chinese: å¡”å‰å…‹æ—, Pinyin: ) are one of the 56 nationalities officially recognized by the Peoples Republic of China. ...
The Utsuls are a tiny ethnic group which lives on the Chinese island of Hainan. ...
| | Islamic Cities/Regions | | Linxia • Xinjiang
Ningxia • Kashgar Linxia (simplified Chinese: 临å¤; traditional Chinese: 臨å¤; pinyin: LÃnxià , once known as Hezhou) is a county-level city in the province of Gansu of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
For the county in Shanxi province, see Xinjiang County. ...
Ningxia (Simplified Chinese: å®å¤; Traditional Chinese: 寧å¤; Pinyin: NÃngxià ; Wade-Giles: Ning-hsia; Postal Pinyin: Ningsia), full name Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (Simplified Chinese: å®å¤å›žæ—自治区; Traditional Chinese: 寧å¤å›žæ—自治å€; Pinyin: NÃngxià HuÃzú ZìzhìqÅ«), is a Hui autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China, located on the northwest Loess...
Location of Kashgar Kashgars Sunday market Kashgar (also spelled Cascar[1]) (Uyghur: /; Chinese: ; pinyin: , ), is an oasis city in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
| | Culture | | Islamic Association of China
Cuisine • Calligraphy • Martial arts The Islamic Association of China (Chinese: ) claims to represent Chinese Muslims nationwide. ...
Chinese Islamic cuisine is cuisine of the Hui (ethnic Chinese Muslims) and other Muslims living in China. ...
Muslim Chinese martial arts have a long history in China, and many Muslims have participated at the highest level of Chinese Wushu. ...
This box: view • talk • edit | Sini is a Chinese Islamic calligraphic form for the Arabic script. It can refer to any type of Chinese Islamic calligraphy, but is commonly used to refer to one with thick and tapered effects, much like Chinese calligraphy. It is used extensively in mosques in eastern China, and to a lesser extent in Gansu, Ningxia, and Shaanxi. A famous Sini calligrapher is Hajji Noor Deen Mi Guangjiang. Islam (Arabic: ; ( â–¶ (help· info)), the submission to God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ...
Contemporary Western Calligraphy. ...
The Arabic alphabet is the script used for writing the Arabic language, which is the language of the Quran, the holy book of Islam. ...
Calligraphy is an art dating back to the earliest day of history, and widely practiced throughout China to this day. ...
The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca as it exists today A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ...
Gansu (Simplified Chinese: 甘肃; Traditional Chinese: 甘肅; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kan-su, Kansu, or Kan-suh) is a province located in the northwest of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
Ningxia (Simplified Chinese: å®å¤; Traditional Chinese: 寧å¤; Pinyin: NÃngxià ; Wade-Giles: Ning-hsia; Postal Pinyin: Ningsia), full name Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (Simplified Chinese: å®å¤å›žæ—自治区; Traditional Chinese: 寧å¤å›žæ—自治å€; Pinyin: NÃngxià HuÃzú ZìzhìqÅ«), is a Hui autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China, located on the northwest Loess...
(Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Shǎnxī; Wade-Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal map spelling: Shensi) is a north-central province of the Peoples Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River as well as the Qinling Mountains across the...
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Hajji Noor Deen Mi Guangjiang (米廣江, born 1963) is an expert in Islamic calligraphy, specializing in the Sini style which originated from the Chinese Muslim tradition. ...
See also
The stylized signature (tughra) of Sultan Mahmud II of the Ottoman Empire was written in an expressive calligraphy. ...
Calligraphy is an art dating back to the earliest day of history, and widely practiced throughout China to this day. ...
A Chinese-Arabic-Xiaoerjing dictionary from the early days of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Islamic art - China Heritage Newsletter on Sini Calligraphy, detailed article
- Hajji Noor Deen's Website, features Sini galleries
- Islamic Chinese Art (Dru C. Gladney's photo album on Flickr.com)
| | | Islamic Art | | Art • Architecture • Calligraphy • Literature • Music • Poetry • Pottery Image File history File links Commons-logo. ...
Islamic Studies is the academic discipline which focuses on Islamic issues. ...
Islamic art encompasses the arts produced from the 7th century onwards by people (not necessarily Muslim) who lived within the territory that was inhabited by culturally Islamic populations. ...
Islamic art encompasses the arts produced from the 7th century onwards by people (not necessarily Muslim) who lived within the territory that was inhabited by culturally Islamic populations. ...
This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
The stylized signature (tughra) of Sultan Mahmud II of the Ottoman Empire was written in an expressive calligraphy. ...
Islamic literature is a field that includes the study of modern and classical Arabic and the litarature written in those languages. ...
Islamic music is Muslim religious music, as sung or played in public services or private devotions. ...
Islamic poetry is poetry written by Muslims on the topic of Islam. ...
Islamic pottery era started around 622. ...
| | Islamic Philosophy | | Philosophy • Early Philosophy • Modern Philosophy • Theology
Historiography • Sociology • Early Sociology Islamic philosophy (الÙلسÙØ© الإسلامية) is a branch of Islamic studies, and is a longstanding attempt to create harmony between philosophy (reason) and the religious teachings of Islam (faith). ...
Islamic philosophy (الÙلسÙØ© الإسلامية) is a branch of Islamic studies, and is a longstanding attempt to create harmony between philosophy (reason) and the religious teachings of Islam (faith). ...
Early Muslim philosophy is considered influential in the rise of modern philosophy. ...
There are many new trends in Islamic Philosophy and meanwhile some traditional schools are still very alive and active. ...
Kalam (علم الكلم)is one of the religious sciences of Islam. ...
The historiography of early Islam is the study of how various historians have treated the events of the first two centuries of Islamic history. ...
Islamic sociology is a discipline of Islamic studies. ...
Islamic sociology is a discipline of Islamic studies. ...
| | Islamic Science | | Islamic Science • Timeline of Islamic Science • Islamic Golden Age
Alchemy & Chemistry • Astronomy • Mathematics • Medicine • Ophthalmology In the history of science, Islamic science refers to the science developed under the Islamic civilisation between the 8th and 15th centuries (the Islamic Golden Age). ...
In the history of science, Islamic science refers to the science developed under the Islamic civilisation between the 8th and 15th centuries (the Islamic Golden Age). ...
This timeline of science and technology in the Islamic world covers the development of science and technology in the Islamic world. ...
Photo taken from medieval manuscript by Qotbeddin Shirazi (1236–1311), a Persian Astronomer. ...
Alchemy in Islam differs from the general alchemy in certain ways, one of which is that Muslim alchemists didnt believe in the creation of life in the laboratory. ...
This is a sub-article of Islamic science and astronomy. ...
Islamic mathematics is the profession of Muslim Mathematicians. ...
Umar Naeem SUCKS. In the history of medicine, Islamic medicine or Arabic medicine refers to medicine developed in the medieval Islamic civilisation. ...
The oculist or kahhal, a somewhat despised professional in Galen’s time, was an honored member of the medical profession by the Abbasid period, occupying a unique place in royal households. ...
| | Islamic Technology | | Muslim Inventions • Timeline of Islamic Technology A significant number of inventions were produced in the Muslim world, many of them with direct implications for Fiqh related issues. ...
A significant number of inventions were produced in the Muslim world, many of them with direct implications for Fiqh related issues. ...
This timeline of science and technology in the Islamic world covers the development of science and technology in the Islamic world. ...
| | Other Fields | | Economics • History • Jurisprudence • Mysticism • Sufi Studies Islamic economics is economics in accordance with Islamic law. ...
The Suleiman Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii) in Istanbul was built on the order of sultan Suleiman the Magnificent by the great Ottoman architect Sinan in 1557 The History of Islam is the history of the Islamic faith and the world it shaped as a social, cultural, and political phenomenon. ...
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Sufism is a mystic tradition within Islam that encompasses a diverse range of beliefs and practices dedicated to divine love and the cultivation of the heart. ...
Sufi studies: a particular branch of comparative studies that uses a. ...
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