Yusuf Ma Dexin

Yusuf Ma Dexin
Traditional Chinese馬德新
Simplified Chinese马德新
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMǎ Déxīn
Wade–GilesMa Te-hsin
Courtesy name (字)
Traditional Chinese復初
Simplified Chinese复初
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFùchū
Wade–GilesFu-ch'u

Yusuf Ma Dexin (also Ma Tesing; 1794–1874) was a Hui Chinese Hanafi-Maturidi scholar from Yunnan,[1][2] known for his fluency and proficiency in both Arabic and Persian, and for his knowledge of Islam.[3] He also went by the Chinese name Ma Fuchu. He used the Arabic name Abd al-Qayyum Ruh al-Din Yusuf (عبد القيوم روح الدين يوسف).[4] He was also styled as "Mawlana al-Hajj Yusuf Ruh al-Din Ma Fujuh" (مولانا الحاج يوسف روح الدين ما فو جوه).

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  2. ^ "الحنفية الماتريدية في بلاد الصين". midad.com. 4 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Laluan-laluan Mubaligh Islam ke China dan Empat Ulama terkenal di China (Islamic missionaries to China and four famous Muslim scholars in China)". China Radio International. 2005-12-02. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  4. ^ "馬徳新 - CDSIA". kias.sakura.ne.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-30.