Xianxian Mosque

{{Short description|Mosque in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox religious building | name = Xianxian Mosque | native_name = 先贤清真寺 | native_name_lang = zh | image = The Mosque in Guangzhou 19.JPG | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | map_type = Guangdong | map_size = 250px | map_alt = | map_relief = yes | map_caption = Location of the mosque in [[Guangdong]] | mapframe = yes | coordinates = {{Coord|23|08|45|N|113|15|39|E|type:landmark_region:CN|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | religious_affiliation = [[Sunni Islam]] | locale = | location = 901 Jiefang North Road, [[Yuexiu District|Yuexiu]], [[Guangzhou]], [[Guangdong]] | country = [[China]] | deity = | rite = | sect = | tradition = | festival =  | cercle = | sector = | administration = | consecration_year = | organisational_status = [[Mosque]] | functional_status = Active | heritage_designation = | ownership = | governing_body = | leadership = | bhattaraka = | patron = | website = | architect = | architecture_type = Mosque | architecture_style = | founded_by = | creator = | funded_by = | general_contractor = | established = | groundbreaking = | year_completed = {{circa|7th century}} [[Common Era|CE]] | construction_cost = | date_demolished =  | facade_direction = | capacity = 1,000 worshipers | length = | width = | width_nave = | interior_area = {{cvt|1077|m2}} | height_max = | dome_quantity = 1 | dome_height_outer = | dome_height_inner = | dome_dia_outer = | dome_dia_inner = | minaret_quantity = | minaret_height = | spire_quantity = | spire_height = | site_area = {{cvt|1860|m2}} | temple_quantity = | monument_quantity = | shrine_quantity = | inscriptions = | materials = | elevation_m =  | elevation_footnotes = | nrhp = | designated = | added = | refnum = | footnotes = }}

The '''Xianxian Mosque''' ({{zh|s=先贤清真寺|link=no}}) is a [[mosque]] in [[Yuexiu District]], [[Guangzhou|Guangzhou City]], [[Guangdong|Guangdong Province]], [[China]]. It is the largest mosque in Guangzhou.

This mosque and the [[Huaisheng Mosque|Huaisheng mosque]] are both attributed to the Muslim [[Companions of the Prophet|companion (Sahabi)]] [[Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas]] (c. 595 – 674).{{fact|date=October 2025}}

==History== The mosque was originally built during the [[Tang dynasty]] ({{reign|618|690}} [[Common Era|CE]]). It is also called the [[Hui-hui]] [[cemetery]] as it was a cemetery honoring 40 famous Arabic Muslim missionaries who were buried there.<ref name="muslim 2 china">{{cite web|url=https://www.muslim2china.com/china-mosques/Guangzhou-Xianxian-Mosque-13.html|title=Guangzhou Xianxian Mosque|website=Muslim2china.com|access-date=12 August 2017|archive-date=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813060505/https://www.muslim2china.com/china-mosques/Guangzhou-Xianxian-Mosque-13.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Architecture== [[File:The Mosque in Guangzhou 10.JPG|thumb|left|The mosque prayer hall]] The mosque was built with [[Ming dynasty]] architecture style and covers an area of {{convert|1860|m2}} including the {{convert|1077|m2}} of constructed area. It consists of prayer hall, pavilion, wing room and other facilities. The prayer hall is a two-story building capable of accommodating 1,000 worshipers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://islamichina.com/mosques-masjid-in-china-/guangzhou-xianxian-mosque2013-11-27-09-18-266-detail.html|title=Guangzhou Xianxian Mosque|website=Islam in China|access-date=10 August 2021}}</ref>

The interior has a garden style look, with many trees and flowers inside the mosque. The cemetery is located on the roof.<ref name="muslim 2 china"/>

==Transportation== The mosque is accessible within walking distance east of [[Guangzhou railway station]].

==See also== {{stack|{{portal|China|Islam}}}} {{Infobox Chinese|s=先贤清真寺|t=先賢清真寺|p=Xiānxián Qīngzhēnsì|j=sin1 jin4 cing1 zan1 zi6*2}} * [[Islam in China]] * [[List of mosques in China]]

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[[Category:7th-century establishments in China]] [[Category:7th-century mosques]] [[Category:Mosque buildings with domes in China]] [[Category:Mosques in Guangzhou]] [[Category:Sunni mosques in China]] [[Category:Yuexiu, Guangzhou]]