8 Age, quoted from; Pringle, J. “The Secret China-Traveling the Exotic Khunjerab Pass;” Newsweek,June 16, 1986, P-69 - A and 69 - D.

9 ?ftikar el-Bindari, “Turkistan Mencem-u Seravatu’s-Sin (Turkistan is the source of The Chinese Fortunes)”, islamonline website, 12.07.2009,

http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=ArticleA_C&cid=1246346235114&pagename=Zone-Arabic-News%2FNWALayout.

10 Adoption of Islam in Eastern Turkistan was in the period of Caliph Abdul Melik bin Mervan (86H =705 M). Kutebye b. Muslim el-Bahili h 96 (715m) conquered Capitol city of Kashgar later became famous as little Bukhara.

11 Hakaik an’it-Turkistani’sh-Sharkiyye, ibid.

12 Abdul-Aziz Cengiz Han, Turkistan Kalb-u Asya (Turkistan is the heart of Asia). There is much interesting information and details regarding Turkistan history. This book contains information about the role of the region during the Islamic period and about the lives of several local scholars who made this region one of the greatest scientific areas in Islamic history. For example Imam, Hafiz, Huccet Abu Abdullah Muhammad el-Buhari, Tirmizi, Nisai, the author of the book el-Keshaf Allame Carullah ez-Zamahsheri, the author of the book el-Miftah Yusuf es-Sekkaki, SHeyh Abdulkahir el-Curcani, Allame Saduddin et-Taftazani, Allame Seyyid SHerif el-Curcani, and el-Fakih, the author of the book el-Mebsut esh-SHeyh SHemsu’l-Eimme es-Sarahsi, esh-SHeyh Sediduddin el-Kashgari, the author of the book el-Hidaye Ali b. Ebi Bekir el-Merginani, Allame Sadrushsheria, Tacushsheria, Burhanushsheria Ebul-Berekat Abdullah b. Ahmed en-Nesefi, Imam Ebu Mansur el-Maturidi, Ebu Bekir el-Harzemi, es-Sûli ve Mahmud el-Kashgari, esh-SHashi, es-Semergandi, en-Nesefi, el-Kashgari, el-Hûteni, el-Harzemi, et-Tirmizi, el-Belhi, el-?zcendi, el-Hûcendi, el-Farabi, el-Mer?inani, el-Fergani ve el-Buhari, Ebu Nasr el-Farabi, Ali b. Sina, Halid b. Abdulmelik, Ebu Yezid el-Belhi (first person to write a geography book in the ancient Greek style) and Benû Musa b. SHakir Abbasi.

13 The word Uyghur means “giving strength to one another” and “being united”. The Uyghur nation dates back to the third century B.C. This nomenclature is one that was formed as a result of unity or cooperation of noble clans.

14 See: Tuhti Ahun Ark?n, “Turkistanu’l-Muslime ve’l-Kadiyyetu’l-Mensiyye (Musluman Turkistan ve Unutulan Dava)”, Al-Manar al-Cedid magazine, no 21, Zulka’de 1423, 2003 winter issue. http://www.turkistanweb.com/?cat=29.

15 Tuhti Ahun Ark?n, “Turkistanu’l-Muslime ve’l-Kadiyyetu’l-Mensiyye».

16 Tuhti Ahun Ark?n, “Turkistanu’sh-SHarkiyya ve’l-Ihtilalu’s-Siniyye (Eastern Turkistan and Chinese Occupation)”, 06.06.2004.