Original sentence: `Uthman, the third Caliph of Islam, sent the first official Muslim envoy to China in 650
Edited sentence: " It points to the importance of seeking knowledge, even if it meant traveling as far away as China, especially as at t the time of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), China was considered the most developed civilization of the period.' still stands today, after fourteen centuries., Eighteen years after the Prophet's (pbuh) death), under the leadership by Sa'ad ibn Abi Waqqaas (Allayhi Rahma), Prophet Muhammad's (Salla Allahu wa Allahai wa Sallam, pbuh) maternal uncle, inviting the Chinese emperor to embrace Islam.After triumphing over the Byzantine, Romans and the Persians, 'Uthman ibn Affan, dispatched a deputation to China in 29 AH (650 C.Even before this, the Arab traders during the time of the Prophet (pbuh), had already brought Islam to China, although this was not an organized effort, but merely as an offshoot of their journey along the Silk Route (land and sea route).Even though there are only sparse records of the event in Arab history, a brief one in Chinese history, The Ancient Record of the Tang Dynasty describes the landmark visit.Islam in China began during the caliphate of 'Uthman ibn Affan (Allayhi Rahma, ra), the third caliph.It should also be noted that the Communist government has created artificial sub-categories within major ethnic groups in its census to distort Muslim number.Muslims take great pride in citing a hadith that says "Seek knowledge even unto China.Official versions of history, for instance, do not even disclose the fact that Genghis Khan and his Yuan dynasty were Muslim.One of the first Muslim settlements in China was established in this port city.The Umayyads and Abbasids sent six delegations to China, all of which were warmly received by the Chinese.The magnificent Canton city mosque known to this day as the 'Memorial Mosque.To Chinese Muslims, this event is considered to be the birth of Islam in China.To show his admiration for Islam, the emperor Yung Wei ordered the establishment of China's first mosque.Uthman ibn Affan, the third Caliph of Islam, sent the first official Muslim envoy to China in 650