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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niujie_Mosque Also, here is a piece from Ibrahim N. Abusharif, on nawawi.org/eventsandtrips/ch_travel_log.html: "The Niujie Mosque Niujie Mosque Interior To the southwest of Beijing is Niujie Street, whose main attraction is the Niujie Mosque, which was built in 996 during the Liao Dynasty. It is the oldest and largest of the 70 or so mosques in Beijing, covering nearly 6000 square meters. It is said that on a daily basis more than two hundred people worship at the mosque, and nearly a thousand worshippers attend the Friday Congregational Prayer (Jumu’a). The Niujie Mosque was the first “Muslim” experience of the trip so far. It bore a distinct look that we would come across frequently throughout the trip, namely, an architecture that is both Chinese and Muslim. To the Chinese, the Mosque is not a structure that pops out as peculiar looking or alien. It is honored as a historical Chinese site and respected as a house of worship. Inside, one is taken aback by the master calligraphy of Quranic passages, especially those that line some of the 20 or so beautiful and colorful archways, many of which are rich maroon. The Mosque has a Quran school and several halls for classes and other events. The Mosque is a major tourist attraction in the district, which has more than 20,000 Muslims. (The estimated population of Muslims in Beijing is 200,000.) It has a hexagonal-shaped tower that appears to be a minaret; however, the open space it covers is where worshippers gather for remembrance. The roof covering the main prayer hall is constructed in the style of traditional Chinese architecture, called Zaojing, found throughout the nation. In the courtyard at the southeast corner of the Mosque are the gravesites of two early Muslims men who came to China (presumably from Bukhara) to teach Islam. Their graves are honored with carved tablets with the names of the men. Today, the 700-year-old tombs are well-kept and respected as one of the rare sites of China." |
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| Source | Inside the Nuijie Mosque |
| Author | Omar Ansari from The Bay Area, USA |
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