University of Tehran, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies Iranian Journal for the History of Islamic Civilization 2228-7906 50 1 2017 09 22 The Position and Role of Iranians and Persian Language in Spreading Islam in China The Position and Role of Iranians and Persian Language in Spreading Islam in China 71 92 68695 10.22059/jhic.2018.269272.653952 FA Reza Moradzadeh Academic Member of The Encyclopaedia Islamica Foundation Journal Article 2018 11 10 The Persian language has become the cultural and religious language of the Muslims of China for a long time. Historical documents such as Persian inscriptions and stones, numerous Persian manuscripts and Chinese books, as well as the continuing spread of Persian language among Chinese Muslims all show that Persians have flourished in China's history. The Coming and Spreading of Persian language in China and the prosperity of it have a very close relation with the migration of Persians and Muslims to china and the spread of Islam there. It could be said that if Islam did not enter China and Genghis Khan and his Sons did not invade Central Asia and Iran, Persian language would never flourish in China. In this article, we Study the ups and downs of the Persian language in Chinese history and consider how Islam came to China, and what was the origin of Huihui, the largest Muslim ethnic group in China, which was the Persian for a short time their common language. The Persian language has become the cultural and religious language of the Muslims of China for a long time. Historical documents such as Persian inscriptions and stones, numerous Persian manuscripts and Chinese books, as well as the continuing spread of Persian language among Chinese Muslims all show that Persians have flourished in China's history. The Coming and Spreading of Persian language in China and the prosperity of it have a very close relation with the migration of Persians and Muslims to china and the spread of Islam there. It could be said that if Islam did not enter China and Genghis Khan and his Sons did not invade Central Asia and Iran, Persian language would never flourish in China. In this article, we Study the ups and downs of the Persian language in Chinese history and consider how Islam came to China, and what was the origin of Huihui, the largest Muslim ethnic group in China, which was the Persian for a short time their common language. https://jhic.ut.ac.ir/article_68695_84a60e422d5e3d44b4a5c298aae5a82b.pdf