Muhammad Ma Jian

Muhammad Ma Jian
馬堅
First Plenary Session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Personal
Born(1906-06-06)June 6, 1906
DiedAugust 16, 1978(1978-08-16) (aged 72)
ReligionIslam
NationalityChinese
DenominationSunni Islam
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Main interest(s)Translation of Confucian works into Arabic, translation of Islamic texts into Chinese
Notable idea(s)Compatibility between Islam and Marxism[citation needed]
Notable work(s)Chinese translation of the Qur'an
EducationShanghai Islamic Normal School
TeachersHu Songshan
Other namesMuḥammad Mākīn as-Ṣīnī, Makin
ProfessionTranslator, academic, journalist
Muslim leader
Students
ProfessionTranslator, academic, journalist
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese馬堅
Simplified Chinese马坚
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMǎ Jiān
Wade–GilesMa Chien
Courtesy name
Traditional Chinese子實
Simplified Chinese子实
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZǐshí
Wade–GilesTzu-shih

Muhammad Ma Jian (Chinese: 马坚; Arabic: محمد ماكين الصيني Muḥammad Mākīn as-Ṣīnī;[1] 1906–1978) was a Hui-Chinese Islamic scholar and translator, known for translating the Qur'an into Chinese and stressing compatibility between Marxism and Islam.

  1. ^ Kees Versteegh; Mushira Eid (2005). Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics: A-Ed. Brill. pp. 382–. ISBN 978-90-04-14473-6.

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