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Increasing knowledge of the Quran seen as essential in keeping followers on right track


Islamic leaders are finding it hard to cope with the increasing demands of followers in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region who can be susceptible to manipulation by extremists trying to achieve political goals adidas yeezy boost 350 udsalg , according to the head of the Xinjiang Islamic Institute.


Making religious leaders in Xinjiang learn more about Islam so they can convince followers of the validity of their Islamic teaching is the fundamental solution to curbing the spread of religious extremism, which is behind the growing number of terrorist attacks in China, said Adudulrekep Tumniaz, head of Xinjiang Islamic Institute and deputy director of Xinjiang Islamic Association.


"If the religious leaders compete with the extremists on Islamic knowledge, I cannot guarantee that they could win. That's what worries me," he said. "The extremists often start by teaching people about the parts of the Quran - Islam's holy book - that have never been mentioned by their Imams and then inject violent thoughts in people by misinterpreting the doctrines. They also use multimedia tools to attract young people who believe their local Imam's teachings are dull and lack new content."


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Xinjiang has the most mosques in China, more than 24 adidas x_plr sort udsalg ,000. About 50 percent of the 28,000 religious leaders in the mosques have at most only a primary school education. What's more, 72 percent learned the Quran on their own, Adudulrekep said.


"We have a shortage of high-level, respected religious leaders, and we must do something about it. The region has a Muslim population of 12 million, about half of China's Muslim population adidas x_plr udsalg ," he said.


Since the Xinjiang Islamic Institute was founded 28 years ago in Urumqi, the regional capital, it has produced about 700 graduates, most of whom have religious roles in the region's mosques.


"The extremists won't come near the mosques where our students are because they know they their misinterpretation of the Quran would easily be rejected," he said.


To meet the demand for religious leaders knowledgeable of Islam, the institute invested 300 million yuan ($48 million) in 2014 to launch an expansion project. The new campus will be three times larger than the old one and be able to teach 1,000 students when it is completed in 2017. More than 200 students will graduate each year with a bachelor's degree. The institute will also provide two-and three-year training courses for religious leaders in Xinjiang.


"When herding their sheep adidas ultra boost dame udsalg , shepherds rely on the head sheep to lead the flock. They know where the grass and water are, and when they lead, other sheep follow. Our institute aims to prepare respectful, knowledgeable religious leaders who can lead the Muslims of Xinjiang in the right direction," Adudulrekep said.


"If we lack such religious leaders, extremists could distort the Quran and incite Muslims to be hateful and violent, which threatens social stability adidas ultra boost udsalg ," he added. "In Xinjiang, improving people's livelihoods also means improving their religious life," he said.


Unfortunately, respected religious leaders have also become the targets of extremists in recent years. In July 2014, the well-known Imam of the Id Kah Mosque, Juma Tayir, was assassinated in front the mosque in Kashgar.


The incident shocked the region's religious leaders and many were concerned about their personal safety. Xinjiang authorities reacted by stepping up measures to protect religious leaders adidas superstar dame udsalg , such as having police officers accompany them from their home to their mosques.


Hearts and minds


Besides distorting the Quran, extremists have extended the definition of "halal" from food to almost everything in order to cast their shadow on people's lives, said Abulet Asan, an official in the regional Religious Affairs Bureau.


"In fact, the pan-halal trend became so strong in past two years that people even refused to drive Chevrolet cars because its logo is shaped like a cross," he said.


Labels marking "halal" on daily necessities other than food have all been removed in southern Xinjiang in an effort to eliminate the pan-halal trend. Religious extremism had a wide and severe influence in rural areas of Xinjiang, especially on farmers who have little education.


"The first task is to let them know the laws and real Islamic doctrine adidas superstar udsalg ," Abulet said.


The region has conducted many training classes in its prefectures to teach law, regulations, policies and religious knowledge.


By early March, Shanshan county, in the eastern Turpan prefecture, had run 14 sessions of closed training classes, with about 100 trainees for each session.


"Each class lasted a week adidas stan smith udsalg , with different lecturers in accordance to the needs of different trainees," said Abulikem Abudurem, counselor of the classes.


Abudurehman Memet, 47, a farmer from the Lukqun township, is a devout Muslim. "I learned about illegal religion at the class and also religious policies I never knew about before," he said.


Township officials determined who needed training and the type of training. People with extremist religious thoughts were trained one-on-one.


"When we visited them at home adidas springblade udsalg , we were always accompanied by religious personnel who explained the Quran and answered their questions about the religion," said Sayit Yusup, a Turpan official working in Lukqun's Amanxia village. "We found young people and the less-educated were more easily influenced by religious extremism."


The extremism did not originate here and was introduced by the migrant population, said Simayi Matniyaz, 62, Party chief of the village, which has a population of nearly 4 adidas pure boost udsalg ,700.


"The extremists come and go, but they leave the seeds of extremism to grow in people's minds," he said.


"The management of videos showing terrorism, brought in by outsiders, has become one of our priorities

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