从历史上来讲,回族是汉化的穆斯林。其形成年代大约在元至明中叶以前。伊斯兰教大约在唐肃宗至德二年(公元757年)至唐德宗贞元年间传入中国。很长一段时间里,它在当时的中国社会里影响不大。直至南宋时,岳珂著的《程史》才第一次用了“回回”的称呼。这个称呼的来历一直不甚明确,但是也反映了“回回”中的某些情况已值得史笔一提。按泉州《蒲氏族谱》记载,仁宗时的西域人蒲孟宗,“二世与苏子瞻是亲戚,四世为 Historically, Hui people are Chinese Muslims. The formation of the era about the mid-Ming until the mid-Ming. Islam was introduced to China about the second year of Emperor Su-Zong (757 CE) to Tang Dezong Zhen of the Tang Dynasty. For a long time, it had little effect on Chinese society at that time. Until the Southern Song Dynasty, Yue Ke’s “History of Cheng” was the first time with a “return” of the call. The origins of this address have not been very clear, but also reflect some of the “back” in the history has been worth mentioning. According to Quanzhou, “Pu’s genealogy” records, Renzong when the western region Po Mengzong, "II and Su Zizhan is a relative, IV is