西北回族聚居区清真寺社会功能研究——以宁夏吴忠市为例

Research on Social Functions of Mosques in the Hui Areas of Northwest China

西北回族聚居区清真寺具有数量多、各类宗教活动多,平时聚集人数多、社会影响面广等特点。近年来吴忠市在挖掘、发挥清真寺社会功能方面做了一些有益探索,对加强和创新社会管理、促进民族团结产生重要推动作用,在西北回族聚居区有一定的代表性。本文认为,西北回族聚居区发挥清真寺社会功能必须从实际出发,坚持群众自愿、量力而行、服务群众等基本原则。

The characteristics of the northwest China＇ s Muslim areas are： large number of Mosques, religious activities, people assembling on a regular basis and social influence. In the recent years, researchers in Wuzhong Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region have conducted series of researches and investigations on the social functions of Mosques. As the researches in Wuzhong play the roles of strengthening and revolutionizing the social management as well as promoting the ethnic solidarity, they are typical cases for northwest China Hui area. This article advocates that the functions of the mosques in the Hui areas of northwest China need to be based on the such principles as being realistic, respecting the people＇ s will, doing within the limits of the resources, serving the people, etc.