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Ma Laichi

Islamic Scholars, Jurists & Sufi Teachers

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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Nationality
China 1
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Officially Recognized or Venerated 2
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Historicity
Historically attested 1
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Islam 2
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Male 2
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Source Wikipedia: Ma Laichi

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  • Nationality, from source article
    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.
  • Lead
    Ma Laichi (1681?, 1766?; simplified Chinese: 马来迟; traditional Chinese: 馬來遲; pinyin: Mǎ Láichí; Wade-Giles: Ma Lai-chih), also known as Abu 'l-Futūh Ma Laichi, was a Chinese Sufi master who brought the Khufiyya movement to China
  • Belongs to Tradition: Islam, Lead section
    was a Chinese Sufi master who brought the Khufiyya movement to China and created the Huasi menhuan (Sufi order), the earliest and most important Naqshbandi (نقشبندية,納克什班迪) order in Chinese Muslim history.
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2. Ma Laichi, Structured Record (Wikidata Q6720758)
WikidataWikidata property P21 (sex or gender)View the Source

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