This is a reconstruction of the history of the Muslim community in
China known today as the Hui or often as the Chinese Muslims as
distinct from the Turkic Muslims such as the Uyghurs. It traces
their history from the earliest period of Islam in China up to the
present day, but with particular emphasis on the effects of the
Mongol conquest on the transfer of central Asians to China, the
establishment of stable immigrant communities in the Ming dynasty
and the devastating insurrections against the Qing state during the
nineteenth century. Sufi and other Islamic orders such as the
Ikhwani have played a key role in establishing the identity of the
Hui, especially in north-western China, and these are examined in
detail as is the growth of religious education and organisation and
the use of the Arabic and Persian languages. The relationship
between the Chinese Communist Party and the Hui as an officially
designated nationality and the social and religious life of Hui
people in contemporary China are also discussed.
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