Are there Hui people in Japan?

Japanese historians have verified that in ancient times, a few foreign Muslim businessmen (mainly Malay and Indonesian businessmen) did business in Japan, promoted Islam and settled for a long time.

However, because Shinto thought is deeply rooted in people's hearts, there are not many local people who believe in Islam and have little influence in society.

There are more than 654.38+300,000 Muslims in Japan, belonging to the above-mentioned groups and organizations. Most of them are newly converted Muslims, with a wide range of society, including housewives, college students, professors, lawyers, doctors, civilians and members of the Liberal Democratic Party.

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Development process:

1, introduced to Japan

Started in the early 20th century. During the Meiji period, with the implementation of the foreign policy of "founding the country", Japan developed relations and exchanges with various Arab and Islamic countries while frequently contacting the West.

After seeing the unique lifestyle of Muslims, some Japanese folks who went to do business, travel and study began to study Islam and its classics, thoughts and systems, and published articles in China for introduction and theoretical discussion.

2. Muslims

Some young Japanese intellectuals living in Arabia, India and Turkey believe in Islam because of their close contact with local Muslims. After returning home, they adopted the Islamic way of life and wrote articles introducing Islamic teachings, teaching methods and canon knowledge. These people became early Japanese Muslims.

Among them, the most famous one is the tweet Balang whose Christian name is Ahmed (1868 ~ 1946), Kotaro whose Christian name is Haji Omar (1880 ~ 1959) and Abdulrahman (1859).

Kotaro Hill traveled all over Central Asia, flew to Arab countries and wrote books such as A Roaming in Arab Countries. Yiping Tanaka lived in China for a long time and had many contacts with Hui Muslims in China. He converted to Islam in a mosque in Jinan on 1924, and then made a pilgrimage to Mecca.

3. Muslim Association

In 1930s, there was an upsurge of studying Islam in Japanese academic and political circles: 1932, 17 scholars initiated the establishment of the Islamic Culture Institute and published the magazine Islamic Culture;

1937, some scholars set up the Islamic Circle Research Institute and published the monthly Islamic Circle. 1938, some politicians established the Greater Japan Islamic Association and published the monthly Muslim World. 1940, some Muslims established the "Tokyo Islamic order".

Baidu Encyclopedia-Japanese Islam