Islam/Muslims in China

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  • 570

    Muhammads Birth

    The birth of Muhammad-The last prophet.
  • 595

    Marriage to Khadijah

  • 610

    Laylat al-Qadr-Revelation Begins

  • 618

    The Beginning of the Tang Dynasty

  • 621

    Night Journey-Laylat al-Mi'raj

  • 622

    Hijra to Medina (year 1 AH)

  • 630

    Muhammad returned to Mecca

  • 632

    Death of Muhammad

  • 651

    Tang Dynasty-The introduction to Islam.

    The introduction of Islam is really thought to of been spread via Arabia to Guangzhou, Quanzhou in 651.
  • 651

    Trade

    The Book of Tang which dates from 651 AD to 798, tells of tradesmen whom traveled endlessly to and from their homes from China selling their wares and returning home with items such as tea and silk from China. Most Arabs were traveling to the Southeast part of China by the Overland and Maritime Silk roads that were used for trade
  • 960

    Song Dynsasty-Brought more trade to the area

    In the beginning of the Song dynasty (960) trade between Muslims and the South and West increased immensely making them the most dominate in foreign trade as well as the import/export industry.
  • 1070

    Muslims from Bukhara

    Shen-Tsung the Song Emperor invited 5,300 Muslim men from Bukhara to settle in China in 1070. He then had them moved to where they would settle between the Sung capital of Kaifeng and Yen Ching. The reason for the move was so he could create a divide between the Chinese and the Liao.
  • 1080

    Additional 10,000 Muslim's move to China

    Then in 1080 an additional 10,000 men and woman arrived and settled in north and north-east provinces. Prince Amir Sayyid was the ruler of this area and became known as the “father” of the Muslim community in China.
  • 1271

    Yuan Dynasty

    The Mongols controlled the Yuan dynasty and Muslims were put into positions that never would have been heard of in the previous dynasties. The Yuan territory was divided into 12 smaller districts and 8 of them were governed by a Muslim. The additional 4 districts were appointed a Muslim vice-governor. Migration to this area was enforced by the state and the population grew to 4,000,000 Muslims.
  • 1368

    Ming Dynasty

    With the Yuan dynasty ending, the Ming dynasty brought a brighter future for Muslims, they were given the freedom to practice their religion and live as normal citizens of Beijing. And an Islamic center of learning was constructed in the capital of Nanjing

  • Qing Dynasty

    The Ming dynasty was invaded by the Qing dynasty in 1644. This period led to the demise of many Muslims. Several rebellions took place and one imparticular rebellion between the Qing and the Yunnanese caused such devastation many Muslims had to seek refuge elsewhere and several million Muslims perished during the massacre.

  • The Republic of China

    The Qing dynasty came to an end in 1911 as well as the mistreatment of Muslims and The Republic of China came to be. Muslims were able to travel more freely and study Islam in the Middle East. “It was estimated that before the Communist revolution, there were 48 million Muslims in China, and 42,000 mosques.”

  • Communism

    With communism taking place by The Republic of China in 1949, Muslims were once again under ridicule and accused of “superstitious beliefs” and harassed

  • Liberalization of policies towards Muslim's

    The government was taken over by Deng Xiaoping and the “policies towards the Muslims were liberalized.”