With the decline of the Ming Dynasty, the Muslims lost most of their standing, and were persecuted during the Manchu period until the Republic of China was inaugurated in 1912.
昂然於圓頂兩旁的尖塔，在回教國家是用來登高呼喚教民做禮拜用的，但在台北，它似乎英雄無用武之地，因為回教徒散居各處，而清真寺周圍的居民也不一定是回教徒。