On Chinese Mosque Functions Inheritance And Evolution

The social function diversification is a Chinese mosque characteristic, the mosque not only is the Muslim religious activities place, is Muslim carries on politics, the economy, the culture and so on each kind of social activity center.The mosque is Muslim main religious activities place, therefore, the religious function is the mosque basic function, Muslim carries on every day five "do obeisance the merit", once a week "gathers the ritual", the celebration lesser bairam and the Corban, the commemorative prophet birthday, congratulated the baby is born, holds the wedding ceremony, mourns perishes the person and so on many significant religious activities all not to be able to leave the mosque.China's mosque takes a basic unit society entity, also with the specific historical period society, politics, the economy, the culture is inseparable. In politics, the mosque always on own initiative adapts with the mainstream society, is inheriting the fine tradition which the Chinese Muslim religion patriotic love teaches; In the economy from initial the path which manages oneself to the economic entity attachment relations gradually trend is self-supportive, and positively participates in the social philanthropy; The culture and education aspect from at first simple preaches said gradually the trend carries out the multi-faceted scripture hall education, then the attenion compound Muslim religion talented person's raise, to the teaching method, the system, the teaching material and so on unceasingly carries on the reform. Moreover, the mosque also is developing foreign relations, the national unity, the nationality recognizes the same level aspect to have important and the unique function.This article these functions and its the evolution course which has to the Chinese mosque have carried on more comprehensive combing with the analysis, in the proof and the elaboration process, persisted the history, objectively strives for realism does scholarly research the manner, uses has the history to have discusses, the historical treatise union method, take the historical development as the y-coordinate, take the document analysis as the x-coordinate, makes every effort to put the different time mosque function in under the specific time social background gives to inspect, achieves the surface union as far as possible, the historical treatise develops simultaneously, in this foundation, summarizes the mosque function evolution development rule and the historical experience, the analysis existence difficulty and the question, the exploration solution method and the way, And makes the corresponding forecast, how further in from now on will continue on the mosque to display its special function well, for will construct has the Chinese characteristic the socialism harmonious society to make own contribution this important question to carry on foresightedness to inquire into.Obviously, thoroughly studies and inspects the mosque function and its the development and the successional variation process, not only regarding Chinese Muslim religion nationality's the and so on development Hui tribe historical culture and the Chinese Islamism history research has the vital academic significance, moreover regarding the maintenance national unity, the implementation realization party's national religion policy, further completes the national religion work to have the important practical significance.