Ruminations Over the History of Islam

911 42 , , , , , , , , , , Synopsis: This book anthologizes 42 articles on Islam written by Mr. Xie Xuanjun since the 911 terrorist attacks in this century. The author points out that Islam spread to China with its permeability, one spell after another, since the Tang Dynasty during the second phase of the Chinese civilization, and caused incessant unrests in the country since the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. And the Chinese, knowing little about Islam, have been very passive all along, and Islam, nibbled the country step after step, its strongholds encroaching upon the whole of China, causing a succession of conflicts and fermenting new ones. People need to, therefore, know Islam for what it is, ponder over its history and decide for themselves whether it is possible to co-exist with Islam.