Ma Laichi, also known as Abu'l-Futuh Ma Laichi, who lived roughly from 1681 to 1766, was a Chinese Sufi master who brought the Khufiyya movement to China and created the Huasi menhuan, a Sufi order that became the earliest and most important Naqshbandi order in Chinese Muslim history.
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1. Ma Laichi, Structured Record (Wikidata Q6720758)
2. Wikipedia: Ma Laichi
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Ma Laichi, also known as Abu 'l-Futuh Ma Laichi, was a Chinese Sufi master who brought the Khufiyya movement to China and created the Huasi menhuan.
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