人所共知,研究历史,材料是基础;没有材料,谈什么研究?回族史的研究,现在已有了长足的进步,这是可喜的成绩,但是也不能不清醒地看到,从整体来看,没有什么大的突破。其重要原因之一就是资料缺乏。但凡从事过中国回族史这一研究领域的人,都会不约而同地发出感慨,回族史的资料太少 It is well known that the study of history and material are the basis. There is no material and what is the study? The study of the history of the Hui people has made great strides now. This is a gratifying achievement, but we can not but clearly see that from the perspective of the whole Look, there is no big breakthrough. One of the important reasons is the lack of information. Anyone who has been engaged in the research field of Chinese Hui history will spontaneously send out his feelings and there is too little information on the history of the Hui people