Han Kitab

The Han Kitab (simplified Chinese: 汉克塔布; traditional Chinese: 漢克塔布; pinyin: Hàn kètǎbù; Arabic: هان کتاب) are a collection of Chinese Islamic texts, written by Chinese Muslims, which explains Islam through Confucian terminology. Its name reflects this utilization: Han is the Chinese word for Chinese and kitab means book in Arabic.^[1]^[2] They were written in the early 18th century during the Qing dynasty by various Chinese Muslim authors. The Han Kitab were widely read and approved of by later Chinese Muslims such as Ma Qixi, Ma Fuxiang, and Hu Songshan.^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ Dillon (1999), p. 131.
^ Lipman (2004), p. 73.
^ Lipman (2004), pp. 176, 189–190, 221.
^ Wroldsen, Kim Jarle (2021). "Let Confucianism and Islam work together: bargaining for a distinct Muslim identity in local propaganda literature". Asian Ethnicity. 24 (2): 157–180. doi:10.1080/14631369.2021.2007754. ISSN 1463-1369. S2CID 244676304.
^ Lai, Qing (2020-03-14). "The Making of Sino Muslim Identity: Han Kitab in the Chinese Xidaotang". Chinese Sociological Review. 52 (2): 167–198. doi:10.1080/21620555.2019.1636218. ISSN 2162-0555. S2CID 201451729.

[FOOTNOTEDillon1999131-1] Dillon (1999), p. 131.

[FOOTNOTELipman200473-2] Lipman (2004), p. 73.

[FOOTNOTELipman2004176,_189–190,_221-3] Lipman (2004), pp. 176, 189–190, 221.

[4] Wroldsen, Kim Jarle (2021). "Let Confucianism and Islam work together: bargaining for a distinct Muslim identity in local propaganda literature". Asian Ethnicity. 24 (2): 157–180. doi:10.1080/14631369.2021.2007754. ISSN 1463-1369. S2CID 244676304.

[5] Lai, Qing (2020-03-14). "The Making of Sino Muslim Identity: Han Kitab in the Chinese Xidaotang". Chinese Sociological Review. 52 (2): 167–198. doi:10.1080/21620555.2019.1636218. ISSN 2162-0555. S2CID 201451729.

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