To
date there are 35,000 mosques and 40,000 religious staff
(including Imam or Ahong) all over China. In the Capital
city of Beijing there are 64 mosques and the oldest one
is the Niujie (Cattle Street) mosque which was built in
996 C.E. The Niujie Mosque has become a tourist attraction
for its historical and architectural value. As well, it
plays its major fuction in providing Muslims from overseas
of within China for prayer purposes. Similar to mosques
in other Muslim nations, mosque are symbol of Islamic identity
and the centre of Muslim solidarity, besides performing
religious obligations such as congregational prayer, to
express respect and fear to the Creator - Allah.
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on the thumbnails above to see a larger image.
Muslim
Educational Institutions has a complete educational system
that ranges from Kindergarten to tertiary learning can be
found here. For instance, in Linxia and Xining and Ninxia,
there are Muslim Kindergartens, Primary schools, Secondary
schools and higher learning (Lanzhou Muslim College, Xinjiang
Muslim College, Northwest minority College in the Lanzhou
and the Ninxia Muslim College) and mosque-based Qur'an study
which enable the visitor to obtain a general picture of
the Muslim education.
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get a closer look of the photographs.
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