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Date of Publication: April 2000
INDONESIAN MUSLIMS FOR GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE
Bismillaahirrahmaanirrahiim.
Assalamu'alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarokaatuh
China Report on Muslims
(Ma'af belum ada versi Indonesianya)
Beijing, Muharram 14/Apr 19 (IINA) - The number of Muslims in China is
estimated at 200 million at the moment. Muslim traders introduced Islam to
China way back in 681 AD, and there are ancient mosques in China that are
over a thousand years old.
The Deputy President of the Chinese Muslim Society told ALDAWA that
there are 3,500 mosques in China at the moment, with the number of Imams
standing at 4,000. He said that Muslims in China are now living in state
of relief and openness, particularly for the last twenty years, adding
that before that they were being persecuted and oppressed. He said now new
mosques are being built, and the number of Muslims is on the increase in
the country as a whole, with many Muslims attending mosques and prayers
regularly.
The Deputy President of the Chinese Muslim Society went on to say
that there nine Islamic universities in China at the moment, and attached
to every mosque is a Quran schools. This means that there are 3,500 Quran
schools, in which the Quran, Hadith and the Islamic doctrine are being
taught, with attendance being on the increase. Furthermore, he said, there
are Chinese Muslim students pursuing further Islamic Studies at
universities in Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Algeria, at the same time
learning the Arabic language.
The majority of Chinese Muslims are involved in commerce and
industry, and cooperation between China and Islamic countries has its
salutary and positive effect on the Muslim community in China, said the
Deputy President.
He appealed for an increase in the number of scholarships that are
extended to Chinese students, and also support for Islamic schools and
universities, in addition to the sending of Daawa activists and supporting
the Islamic publications that are published in China.
He pointed out that the Chinese government does give support to the
Islamic schools, and also repairs mosques.
Wassalamu'alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarokaatuh
(DI-21/04/00)
Source : IINA 19/04/00
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