Flowers fall for arouses pity, Spring resumed Mi precious - the Holy Sepulcher Ji Yu
Find what you want come to the northeast suburb of Quanzhou, in the Lingshan get off the station when the Holy Sepulcher, oblivious to the so-called "Mountain" where, surrounded by a row of noisy clutter of the market, leading to Hui'an County rolled up a big road vehicles film of dust.
We inquired of the road, met with dozens of meters away from the station back inscribed "Soul Mountain" the word of the arch, but not far off from here, Lingshan Xiushui suddenly into the front of the chest Dayton general suddenly see the light like a mirror. Luk Lau lined along the river walk, to a stone bridge that ticket, cross the bridge is just a few more followers of Islam fascinated the Holy Land.
Leisurely rather than bend under the bridge, across the hills pine and cypress blocks out the sun, the Islamic sages from afar, and now is lying at the foot of the tomb and a half into.
Through the stone paths and on the soon went to the Holy Sepulcher. This is the seat horseshoe open tomb, tomb corridors of the three sides of the mountain were built to the south open for believers to worship. Tomb of the Central for the two parallel granite coffin tomb, the tomb of a dome-shaped lid of Islam rich in color. Joe Ho Ming Yuan, according to the "Fujian book" records that the Holy Sepulcher in the burial of the man-Tang Wu De-year period (AD 618 -626 years) to Quanzhou missionary disciples of Mohammed II.
"You have to look for knowledge and bar! Even as far away as China."
Prophet Muhammad sent his disciples, such a call. Nautical books, records, Arab navigators, driving from good upwind sailing dhows, from Persia, the Arab proceed by the northeast monsoon, the more the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Malacca, arrived, and then promptly rushed to the South China Sea, south by the monsoon arrived in southeast China coastal Guangzhou, Quanzhou area.
This is the Maritime Silk Road, the entire voyage, to spend more than six months time. Arab businessmen, with precious stones and spices, the exchange of Chinese tea, silk, paper, porcelain, at the same time, Islam began to spread in Quanzhou. Quanzhou Maritime Transport Museum, the display of a large number of different dynasties, such as engraved Arabic text and Said, Ismail surname tombstone.
However, the Holy Sepulcher in the funeral really how far Joe has said, Naishi Muhammad two disciples do? The answer is open to question. Muhammad in 622 AD moved to Medina, 630-year conquest of Mecca, but also unified the Arabian Peninsula two years established a theocratic state, this time with an external communication was the basis of religion. Thus, Islam during the Tang Wu De-year period was introduced to China is not credible. Islam Sheng in China's southeast coast, Guangzhou, Quanzhou area, should be deferred to a later move to Late Tang and Five Dynasties period. Soul Mountain by Holy Sepulcher in the burial then the person is very likely that during this period the Muslim missionary pioneer in Quanzhou.
In the middle of the stone corridor Holy Sepulcher, the record back to the calendar 722 years (AD 1343) lived in Quanzhou, the Muslim Holy Sepulcher, rebuilt the inscription:
"A group of Muslims, may God protects them, and repair of this blessed tomb, that this move was to seek God's joy and solemn distinguished generous returns, God's blessing. E Fuer two times in France came to this country, is said to have good deeds are, after soldier, staffed Xiu world into eternity. Fuxiang and the letter of its people, once the encounter difficulties, a loss-free policy, that is, who came to worship, pray implied bright and have dedication, both benefit from the safe and back. This monument was written in (back to calendar) 722 years of Ramadan. "
The inscription was written by the Arabic, which Muslims finally rebuilt the Holy Sepulcher had not returned to the homeland separated by vast oceans, but settled down in a foreign multiply. Their descendants and was seriously blessed saints, never forget the ancestral faith of Islam, during Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, there are many Muslims come to Jisao the Holy Sepulcher.
Deceased had been away, leaving behind only a memory of a cemetery and endless.
Us back to the stone bridge at the entrance to watch the piece is called "wind-driven stone" of the natural rock, called "The jade ball wind-driven," is one of the eight scenic spots in Quanzhou. Then, I was the bridge between the pictures of flowers. Stone pathways will lead clearly to the vague shapes of flowers and leaves of the shadow, a gentle breeze, swaying in the shadows of flowers on the stone paths, gentle waist like a girl is Kuanbai for these deserted mountains add a dash of aura.
Perhaps the true sage has been transferred to eternity of the bar! In the Muslim mind, the hearts of the people in Quanzhou, it may always stand in Soul Mountain Peak, and withstood a strong wind blowing, proudly overlooking the ancient coral kept trained to enter the Hong Kong piece of sail.
Flowers fall for arouses pity, Spring resumed mi precious. Assigned this in mind.
(Recorded in November 2003 on the evening of 30)
Author: sadrosed
