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Qi Jingyi ( zh, t=祁靜一, s=祁静一, first=t) (1656–1719), also known as Hilal al-Din, was a Chinese
"Muslim Tombs and Ethnic Folklore: Charters for Hui Identity"
''Journal of Asian Studies'', August 1987, Vol. 46 (3): 495-532; pp. 48-49 in the PDF file.
Qi Jingyi ( zh, t=祁靜一, s=祁静一, first=t) (1656–1719), also known as Hilal al-Din, was a Chinese Sufi
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...
master, instrumental in the spread of the Qadiriyyah school among Chinese Muslims. He was known among his followers as Qi Daozu (), i.e. Grand Master Qi. Gladney, Dru C."Muslim Tombs and Ethnic Folklore: Charters for Hui Identity"
''Journal of Asian Studies'', August 1987, Vol. 46 (3): 495-532; pp. 48-49 in the PDF file.
Life
According to Qi Jingyi's followers, the 16-year-old Qi Jingyi met the revered master Afaq Khwaja in Xining in 1672, and asked him to become his teacher. Afaq Khwaja supposedly said in response: "I am not your teacher; my ancient teaching is not to be passed on to you; your teacher has already crossed the Eastern Sea and arrived in the Eastern land. You must therefore return home quickly, and you will become a famous teacher in your land." He later studied under Khwaja Sayyed Abdullāh, a 29th generation descendant of Prophet Muhammad, who had entered China in 1674.Death
Qi Jingyi's grave in Linxia City has become the center of the shrine complex known as ''Da Gongbei'', or the "Great Tomb", which remains the center of the Qadiriyyah in China.See also
* Islam in SichuanReferences
17th-century Chinese people 18th-century Chinese people Chinese Sufis Hui people Qadiri order 1656 births 1719 deaths {{China-reli-bio-stub