Islamic Circles presents:
THE ISLAMIC HISTORY OF CHINA
by Professor Ibrahim Wenjiong Yang (Lanzhou University, China)*
Date: Saturday 15th January 2011Time: 9am - 5pm Venue: Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX
DEADLINE FOR BOOKING: MONDAY 10TH JANUARY 2011 after which prices will increase
The Prophet (s) said, Seek knowledge even in China, (al-Bayhaqi)
According to the Muqaddimah of the great Muslim Historian Ibn Khaldun, "All civilisations rise and fall".
Napoleon Bonaparte once said of China, "Let her sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world."
Islamic presence in China is as old as Islam itself. With over 1200 years of Sino-Islamic relations, ranging from the early da'wah
efforts of the companion, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (ra), to the pioneering journeys of the greatest naval commander in Chinese history, Admiral Zheng He, to the fact that there are some 100 million Muslims living China today. Islam and Muslims have made a significant contribution to China and Chinese Civilisation and vice versa. Muslims have a rich and unique relationship with China.
This short, intensive course aims to cover the following:
- A brief history of Chinese Civilisation and Dynasties
- Arrival of Islam, Golden Age and decline
- Zheng He and his fleets and impact
- Different Muslim Communities and Chinese Islam
- Islamic Scholarship of China and its contribution to Chinese Civilisation
- Islam and relationship with other faiths such as Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.
- Islamic Art in China
- Current situation and future of Muslims of China
*Professor Ibrahim Wenjiong Yang has been engaged in anthropological research and teaching. He has interests in cultural anthropology, anthropology of religion, ethnic relations, urbanization, tradition and modernity as well as focus on Islam and Muslim ethnic minorities in China with interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives. He completed his academic studies at the Northwest University for Nationalities and Lanzhou University in China, where he nowcurrently teaches. He has undertaken a number of significant research projects and his works have received many important awards. Some of his selected publications include: Interaction Adaptation and Reconstruction: A Study of Northwestern Urban Hui Muslim Community and Its Cultural Transition (2009); The History and Culture of Hui Muslim People in China,(2006).
Inshallah Professor Ibrahim will also be joined by members of the Zheng He Foundation in contributing to the course.
The courses are open to all but spaces are limited. Entry is through prior registration only. Prayer facilities available and coffee/tea provided during break sessions.
Cost (excluding lunch but slide notes provided):
£20 paid online BEFORE Monday 10th January 2011 After deadline date, price will increase to £30 online or cash on the day. Unless the course is cancelled, there are no refunds for non-attendance.
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For further information please contact:
Tel: 07956 983 609 E-mail: info@islamiccourses.org Website: www.islamiccourses.org
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