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Qingjing Mosque

Also known as: 清净寺

mosque in Fujian, China

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1009
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Qingjing Mosque (local name 清净寺) stands in the city of Quanzhou, in Fujian province on China's southeast coast. The building survives as a ruin and was constructed in the manner of the prayer halls of Damascus. It is also known as the Aisuhabu Mosque, a Chinese rendering of the Arabic name al-Aṣḥāb. Arabic sources translate its Chinese name as the "Mosque of Peace and Tranquility" and also call it the Quanzhou Mosque after the city. Regarded as one of the oldest Islamic buildings in China, it is protected as a major historical and cultural site at the national level.

History

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The mosque was built in 1009 by Arab merchants, in the style of the prayer halls of Damascus. The structure has come down to the present day as a ruin.

Since 1961 it has been listed among the monuments of the People's Republic of China in Fujian (entry 1-87).

From Wikipedia

The Qingjing Mosque (Chinese: 清净寺; Arabic: مسجد الأصحاب, romanized: Masjid al-Aṣḥāb), also known as the Ashab Mosque or Shengyousi Mosque, is a mosque located on Tumen Street, in the city of Quanzhou, Fujian, China. Qingjing Mosque is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The mosque's Arabic name, Masjid al-Aṣḥāb (“Mosque of the Companions”), and its Chinese name, Shengyousi, are dedicated to the Prophet Muhammad's companions, which in Chinese Muslim Tradition, traveled to Quanzhou and were buried in the nearby city of Qingyuan.

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