There are an estimated 17–25 million Muslims in China, less than 2 percent of the total population. [2] Though Hui Muslims are the most numerous group, [3][4] the greatest concentration of Muslims reside in northwestern China's Xinjiang autonomous region, which contains a significant Uyghur population.

在2021年中國官方發布的資料中，中国有约2500万 穆斯林，其中约一半生活在 新疆 [1]。 伊斯兰教的入华路线有两条，一条是自西亚、北非、东非，经海上丝绸之路，從东南傳入；另一條是自西亚、中亚，经 陆上丝绸之路，从西北传入。 唐朝時不少城市都有信奉伊斯兰教的阿拉伯人和波斯人侨居，他们在广州、泉州、杭州、扬州等地修建了中国最早的一批伊斯兰教的礼拜寺，并且经营了 穆斯林 的公共墓地。 这些人唐宋时期被叫做“蕃客”，这一时期中国的伊斯兰教信仰还仅仅 …

2023年11月27日 · Hui Muslims live across the span of China, and have been afforded relatively broad religious freedoms, particularly compared with Muslims from Turkic groups, such as the Uyghurs. Chinese...

According to traditional Chinese Muslim legendary accounts, the history of Islam in China began when four companions of Muhammad (Ṣaḥābā)— Saʿd ibn Abī Waḳḳāṣ (594–674 CE), Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib, Jaḥsh ibn Riyāb, and another one sailed from the shores of the Aksumite Empire in 615–616 CE, reached ancient China by sea ...

2023年8月30日 · Most of China’s Muslims live in the country’s northwestern region, particularly in the areas of Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and Xinjiang. Because there is heavy overlap between religion and ethnicity among these minority groups, there is less uncertainty about the size of China’s Muslim population than there is about some of its other ...

2022年11月8日 · All Chinese Muslims are Sunnī Ḥanafī, except the Tajiks, who are Nizārī Ismaʿīlī, or followers of the Aga Khan. The number of Chinese Muslims is projected to increase from 23.3 million in 2010 to nearly 30 million in 2030. Only three other countries where Muslims are the minority – India, Nigeria and Ethiopia – have more than 20 million Muslims.

2015年3月3日 · There are mainly 10 Muslim ethnic groups in China. Besides the Hui and Uygur minorities, they also include the Kazak, Kirgiz, Ozbek, Tatar and Tajik minorities in Xinjiang; the Salar minority in Qinghai; the Dongxiang minority and the Bonan minority in Gansu. At present, there are over 34,000 mosques in China.

By decree of the Ming and Qing dynasties, Islam enjoyed state protection, making it possible for the religion to thrive in China. Today, Islam has a large following among 10 of China's ethnic minorities, with a total population of 18 million: Hui, Uygur, Kazak, Tatar, Kirgiz, Tajik, Ozbek, Dongxiang, Salar and Bonan.

In the first decade of the 20th century, it has been estimated that there were 20 million Muslims in China proper (that is, China excluding the regions of Mongolia and Xinjiang). [13][14][15][16] Of these, almost half resided in Gansu, over a third in Shaanxi (as defined at …

Islam in China is also known as “Hui religion,” “Tianfang religion,” and “Qingzhen religion.” Its followers are called “Muslims.” Islam originated in the Arabian Peninsula in the 7th century AD, and its founder is Muhammad, who claimed to be the messenger of Allah.