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Known by Islamic sources as Yung Wei ( Chinese 永徽 Yǒng Huī), he is credited with building the first Mosque in China , a mosque that still stands in Canton . Islam was introduced to China and Gao Zong by the visit of Sad Ibn Abi Waqqas , a Companion of the Prophet Muhammad in the year 650 C.E. . Gao Zong is said to have respected the teachings of Islam greatly, feeling the teachings were compatible with Confucianism , and offered the building of the mosque as a sign of admiration. The emperor himself did not convert as he felt Islam was too restrictive for his own preferences. This did not stop him from allowing Sad Ibn Abi Waqqas and his company to spread the teachings throughout the region. He was aided in his rule by his empress consort Wu Zetian during the later years of his reign after a series of strokes left him incapacitated. Gaozong delegated all matters of state to his wife and after he died in 683, power fell virtually into the hands of Wu Zetian.
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