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Calligraphy is religious in content and it is an art from that is very important in the Chine and Islamic cultures. Once the Islamic culture shifted towards written rather then spoken words Calligraphy became more and more popular.
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This was when Islam was first introduced to China. Islam was brought to China by Sahaba's of prophet Muhammad. A sahaba is defined as: companions, disciples, and scripts of prophet Muhammad.
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The Tang dynasty was led into China by Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas and his embassy who was sent by Uthman. Uthman ibn Affan was a son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.The Tang dynasty lasted from 618-907.
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This is said to be the oldest mosque in China and was built by Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas. This Mosque is located in Guangdong China. Huaisheng was later rebuilt in 1350 and again in 1695 because of a fire that destroyed it.
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The Song dynasty lasted from 960-1279 and was founded by Zhao Kuangyin who was a general of the state. Once the Song dynasty moved its capital to the south it brought advanced culture and an economic boom to the south.
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The Yuan dynasty was founded by the grandson of Genghis Khan named Kublai when he conquered the central plain. During this time four great inventions were founded: paper-making, printing, the compass, and gunpowder.
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The Ming dynasty was founded by Zhu Yuanzhang in Nanjing. When son of Yuanzhang, named Zhu Di took the throne in 1360 he built up the town and expanded the palaces and temples in Beijing.
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The Qing Dynasty was established by the Manchus of northeast China, but once Nurhachi Kangxi took over in 1661 things changed. Kangxi resisted invasions from Russia and reinforced the administration of Tibet.
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The first national Islamic teaching organization was founded in Beijing in 1955. This institute offered two kinds of education; Islamic courses and basic college courses.
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In 2009 there was said to be 21,667,000 Muslims in China which makes up 1.6% of the population. This number is expected to grow in years to come.
