ISLAMIC ARCHIVESSeek Knowledge in ChinaUmar Faruq Abd-Allah

Published in: Nawawi Foundation (now The Oasis Initiative)
Language: English
Type: Essay
Rights: Read at the source · Written for the Nawawi Foundation, Chicago (papers dated 2002–2008 on The Oasis Initiative site); copyright stays with the author; linked, not hosted.

Seek Knowledge in China

Umar Faruq Abd-Allah

On the history and cultural formation of the Hui, the largest Muslim community in the People's Republic of China, who are culturally Chinese.

Keywords: China, Hui Muslims, Chinese Islam, culture

Archived 16 October 2026 · Source: The Oasis Initiative

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Abd-Allah, Umar Faruq. Seek Knowledge in China. Nawawi Foundation (now The Oasis Initiative). Archived 16 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/umar-faruq-abd-allah-seek-knowledge-in-china/