Halal is the popular name for Islam in China. The word "halal" means quiet and noble.

In the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Islam did not have a fixed translation name in China. According to the characteristics of this religion, which advocates cleanliness and believes in the meaning of God, Muslim scholars often use words such as halal and pure to translate them into Islam or the mosques of this religion. For example, in the first year of the Yuan Dynasty (1341), the auditorium in Hangzhou was called a "mosque" when it was rebuilt. The temple built in Quanzhou during the Shaoxing period of the Song Dynasty (1131-1162) was called "Qingjing Temple". It is said that it was built in Chang'an (now Shaanxi Province) in the Tang Dynasty. Xida Temple and Dongda Temple in Xi'an were once called "Mosque" and "Qingxiu Temple" respectively. In the late Yuan Dynasty, they gradually evolved into the two words "halal" and "Islam". It is confirmed by the fact that the temple was a mosque. In the "Hundred-Character Praise" inscribed by Jinlu Mosque in the first year of Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty, there is the phrase "the religious name of Qingzhen", which shows that Qingzhen had become a common name for Islam at that time. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Chinese Muslim scholars used "pure and untainted", "the truth is unique", "its teachings are pure and true" to explain the reason why Islam is called halal; at the same time, some scholars translated it for themselves The writings about Islamic teachings were titled "Halal", such as "Halalal University", "Halalal Guide", "Halalal Explanation", etc. At this point, the word "Halalal" was changed from a general noun to the specific name of Islam. The religion is a "Muslim religion", the church's chapel is a "mosque", and the schools run by the religion are "Muslim primary schools" and "Muslim schools", which are built in accordance with the teachings of the religion.