FROM OBSERVERS TO PARTICIPANTS: SINO-MUSLIM INTELLECTUAL’S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ISLAMIC WORLD IN THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY

Authors

  • Bao Hsiu-Ping Department of History, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31436/shajarah.v29i1.1829

Keywords:

Sino-Muslim intellectuals, Pan-Islamism, Sultan Abdul Hamid II, Islamic world, Chinese Azharites

Abstract

This paper aims to shed light on the evolving perception of the Sino-Muslim intellectuals on Pan Islamism as they engaged with the Islamic world. Scholarly literature examining the relationship between Sino-Muslim intellectuals and the Islamic world often discusses the role of Chinese Azharites in the 1930s. However, the engagement of Sino-Muslim intellectuals with the Islamic world prior to the emergence of Chinese Azharites is rarely explored. This paper aims to address this gap by examining the process of Sino-Muslim intellectuals’ engagement with the Islamic world in the early twentieth century, using magazines, books and travelogues published by Sino-Muslim intellectuals and official archives as primary sources. It argues that their level of engagement with the Islamic world depends on their acceptance of Pan-Islamism, an idea that emerged in the late nineteenth century advocating for the political unity of the Islamic world. Notably, the engagement of Sino-Muslim intellectuals with the Islamic world was not always as harmonious. Prior to the end of World War I, most Sino-Muslim intellectuals were sceptical of the idea of Pan-Islamism, which hindered the relationship between Sino Muslim communities and governments. Nevertheless, after World War I, thanks to the efforts of certain Sino-Muslim intellectuals, they not only embraced this idea but also actively participated in various issues in the Islamic world.

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Author Biography

Bao Hsiu-Ping, Department of History, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan

Assistant Professor, Department of History, National Chi Nan University, Taiwan. Email: hpbao@ncnu.edu.tw

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Published

2024-06-30

How to Cite

Bao Hsiu-Ping. 2024. “FROM OBSERVERS TO PARTICIPANTS: SINO-MUSLIM INTELLECTUAL’S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ISLAMIC WORLD IN THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY”. Al-Shajarah: Journal of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) 29 (1):99-125. https://doi.org/10.31436/shajarah.v29i1.1829.