Abstract: Reversional thought is a definite line of the evolution of Islamic philosophy in China. One of the characteristics of the Chinese version of Islamic works at the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing Dynasties was unfolded around this statement. The different understanding and annalysis on the part of annotators of the Chinese version give an expression to some characteristics of the Sinicization of Islamic philosophy.

Key words: Islam, reversional thought, explication