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Mar 29, 650
Begins during Caliphate of Uthman ibn Affan
The Caliph sent a committee to China where their leader, Sa'ad Ibn Waaqas, invited the Chinese emperor, Yung-Wei, to try Islam. -
Mar 29, 724
First Mosque is built in China
The Great Mosque of Xi'an was built in Xi'an, Shaanxi, and it was the first official mosque in the country of China. -
Mar 29, 1000
T'ang Dynasty
The birth of Islam in China is considered official during the time of the T'ang Dynasty, which ended in the early fourth/tenth century. -
Mar 29, 1100
Astronomy & Mathematics Brought to China
When the Mongols invaded Persia and China, the contact between these countries greatly increased. Persian military and civil service were brought to China, along with Islam astronomy and mathematics. -
First Chinese-Islam Writing
Wang Tai-yü wrote an explanatory work on Islam using Confucian language, which was the first Chinese work on Islam by a Chinese Muslim. -
Harmony is Sought Between and Fought Against Confucianism and Islam in China
Wang Liu Chih, the most famous successor of Wang Tai-yü, continued the approach of creating harmony between Confucians and Islams in China. On the other hand, the Saqshbandi Sufi Ma Minghsin was strongly trying to oppose the movement of Confucianism in China. -
China Invades Eastern Turkestan
in 1294/1877, China completed its invasion of Eastern Turkestan and they renamed it Sinkiang. This provided them with more land to serve to the Muslim community. -
Muslim Uprising Prevelant
In the thirteenth/ninteenth century, several Muslim uprisings in China lead to the death of many Muslims, along with complete annihilation of of some Islamic communities, including Kansu, Tsinghai, and Yunnan. -
Islam in China Today
Today in China, Muslims make up about five percent of the population. It was spread and continues to spread by those who followed the inner or mystical dimensions of Islam. These people are willing to travel and spread the word of Islam to neighboring countries and friends to help increase their five percent. Muslim areas in China continue to remain under extreme political domination because of Communism. -
Umayyad Period
Muslims reached the coast of China by sea during the Umayyad Period. Gradually, Muslim communities popped up along the coast. Also, Persian merchants travelling along the Silk Route brought goods and religious ideas with them to China.
