Dear fellow human beings, please allow me to ask a very serious, legitimate question: How much do you actually know about #Muslims & #Islam in #China? May I please borrow a few moments of your time? 1/8

Islam was 1st introduced to China in 594 A.D led by Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqas. The Hui-Chinese were the 1st ethnic group to accept it, and it became one of the oldest religions in China ever since. There are currently over 20 million Muslims in China practicing Islam freely.
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Imam leading daily prayers and reciting the Holy Quran. This really is the norm in China.

Side note: the oldest Mosque in China is the Huaisheng Mosque in Guangzhou built in 647 A.D, over 1,300 years old.

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Here's a Great #Mosque in Xining City, Qinghai Province. Full of Muslims of different ethnicity. If you're still with me, God bless you. And I promise it won't take much longer.

Fun fact: There are more Muslims in China than there are Jewish people in the entire world. 4/8

The #Quran is in fact easily accessible in China. Naturally it comes with Chinese translation. No doubt every Muslim in China has at least one.

Fun fact: there are over 39,000 Mosques in China, of which 25,000+ are in Xinjiang alone. 5/8

#Uyghurs praying inside a Mosque in #Urumqi #Xinjiang
Most of the Mosques there were very old & at risk of collapse. China has renovated many & built new ones.

Please watch the clip and think for a moment about what you are actually seeing here. 6/8

This clip here was actually recorded by a local in #Kashgar #Xinjiang at the famous Id Kah Mosque in mid July. Local authority shut down parts of the streets for them to pray.
This is religion freedom. 7/8

I hope this thread is as much of a learning experience as it has been for me. I don't claim to know everything, but I've been researching on it without any preconceived notions & biases and it has helped to see with much clarity. Please remain objective & ask questions.