The first Muslims in Taiwan came from Quanzhou, with the earliest records dating back to the late Ming and early Qing. Muslims loyal to the Ming followed Zheng Chenggong to Taiwan, concentrating in the two main port cities, Tanshui and Lukang. It was only recently that the last remains of the Lukang mosque were torn down.
台灣早年的回教徒就來自泉州，最早的記錄可溯至明末清初，忠心於明朝的回教徒跟隨鄭成功到台灣，聚居在淡水和鹿港兩大港都，鹿港清真寺的遺蹟前不久才被拆除。