Islam and Confucianism: Ritual, Prayer and Fasting

Min Ke Qin

ABSTRACT

Islam advocates that all mankind is originated from the same father Adam (peace be upon him), who worshipped only one God, and whose religion was tawhid (the unity of God), the core of the Islamic faith. In ancient books of Chinese civilization, we find a similar record. There is plenty of evidence showing striking resemblances between Islamic and Confucian teachings, which would further confirm the claim of Islam, that mankind was originally one race, had one faith: al-tawhid, and worshipped the same God. This article is an investigation into some of these parallels between Islam and Confucian teachings.