Muslim in Gansu

Muslim History in Gansu

  

Gansu is the main birthplace of Islam in China, and also the main spreading area of Islam branches. Diversity of sectarian is a major feature of Gansu Islam.

Gansu Islam has a history of more than 1,300 years since its introduction into Gansu province, but the history of sectarian division is relatively short. This 300 years of history of sectarian division can be roughly divided into two periods.

The first period was from the late Ming dynasty to the years of Emperor Xianfeng in Qing dynasty, that is to say, the middle and later periods of the 17th century to the late 19th century, lasting for 200 years or so. The second period spanned the late Qing dynasty and the Republic of China.

During the first period, with the Arab and central Asian Islamic Sufi mysticism faction thought introduced in Gansu, Gansu Islam began to appear sectarian divide, forming the four Sufi denominations and many other branches, which were called Menhuan by people later. Muslims who do not accept the Sufi doctrine and still maintain the original religious system are known as the Gedimu, also known as the Zungu.

The second period was the formation, development and differentiation of the Ihwani denomination who mainly advocated "respecting the classics and changing the customs". In addition, during this period, there were also factions called "sinologists", which were characterized by collective economy.

Thus, after two periods and more than 300 years of development, the pattern of religious division has basically taken shape in Gansu Islam.

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