Mazu was born in Malou Village, Menghai Town, Dingtao District, Heze City, Shandong Province.

Western Muslims. Ma originated from Malou Village, Menghai Town, Dingtao District, Heze City, Shandong Province, and is a Muslim in the west. During Yongle period of Ming Dynasty, Ma moved to a cave in Yuncheng County. Later, because of gathering people to resist the oppression of the Qing court, he committed the crime of "copying the nation." In order to avoid the disaster, most of the Ma family fled to other places (now living in Shangqiu, Henan, Chaocheng, Heze, Dingtao, Caoxian and other places. , coat, coat without conversion), and