Ma Wanfu

Ma Wanfu
Traditional Chinese馬萬福
Simplified Chinese马万福
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMǎ Wànfú

Ma Wanfu (Xiao'erjing: ﻣَﺎ وًا ﻓُﻮْ; 1849–1934), also known as Hajji Guoyuan (果园哈只),[1] was a Dongxiang Imam of Guoyuan village (果园村) in Hezhou (present day Dongxiang Autonomous County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province). He studied in Mecca and founded[2] the Ikhwan (Yihewani 伊赫瓦尼) movement in 1888, also known as the "New Sect" (Chinese Xinjiao pai, 新教派 or Xinxinjiao, 新新教), spreading in Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai. He (along with the Yihewani movement) opposed Sufism.[3]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "回族历史大事记 - 沙梁子". Archived from the original on 17 May 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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