Is Zheng He a Hui nationality?

Although the attribute of Zheng He's gauze was completely hidden in the official archives of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He was portrayed as a Buddhist clergyman, that is, a "eunuch serving the Buddhist official's palace". But Zheng He is a Hui nationality, born in a Muslim family and deeply believes in Islam.

Personally, I think there are two factors that cause this phenomenon:

1) In the Ming Dynasty, the Han people generally did not understand Islam and generally regarded Islam as a kind of Buddhism.

2) For political reasons, in order to avoid repeating the fate of being driven out of the road in the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming royal family concealed their true identity from the Han people and chose Buddhism to cover up Islam.

This article focuses on Zheng He: 1) He was born in a Muslim family. He is a devout believer in Islam.

1) Zheng He was born in a Muslim family 1- 1) Zheng He's ancestor was an Arab, Said Acar chams Ahldin Omar.

Zheng He was a eunuch, but he also had descendants who were adopted by his brother. In today's Nanjing, there are descendants of Zheng He, whose genealogy is called Xianyang family genealogy. Zheng He recorded that the earliest ancestor who came to China lived in Xianyang, and his name was Said Agal chams Ahldin Omar. This is a typical Arab.

1-2) Zheng He's father was a famous imam who made a pilgrimage to Mecca.

The epitaph of Lao Ma Gong was discovered in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, which was written by Zheng He himself for his father Maha, and introduced the population of Zheng He's family in detail.

According to its records, Zheng He's great-grandfather was named "Bai Yan" (once called "Bo Yan") and his great-grandmother was named Ma Shi. Grandmother and mother are both called "Wen"; Grandfather's and father's names are not included, so they are called "Haji" (once said "Haji"), so the father is a "Mahavira".

Among the Hui people, only imams who have been to pilgrimage to mecca can be called Haji, and Haji occupies a very distinguished position in the Hui people.

2) Zheng He is a devout believer in Islam. He made a pilgrimage to Mecca on behalf of the royal family of Zhu Ming.

Jing Qing Temple in Xi 'an Temple is now a famous mosque. There is an inscription in the temple, which was written by Liu Xu in Chinese and Arabic in the second year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty. What records:

"In April of the 11th year of Yongle, the eunuch Zheng He went to the Arabian Kingdom in the Western Regions", which clearly recorded that Zheng He went to pilgrimage to mecca on the orders of the emperor. Come to the temple to find a follower. Hassan of the temple was chosen to make a pilgrimage to Mecca with Zheng He.

This tablet was written in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, so there is no reason to forge it. The content is not only credible, but also reasonable. Zheng He himself could not forge the imperial edict. The Ming dynasty royal family provided 6 million yuan for astronomy, and it must also deliver a sacred mission.

Zheng He himself did not reach Mecca, but died on the way. His envoys and others went to Mecca for the seventh time. After returning home, they presented Kaaba to Emperor Zhu Ming (it should have been Zhu Zhanji of Ming Xuanzong at that time), and then Zhu Ming stopped going to the West.

If Zheng He was not a devout Muslim, the royal family of Zhu Ming would never entrust him to make a pilgrimage to Mecca.

2-2) Spreading Islam in Southeast Asia

Everyone in China knows that Zheng He made seven voyages to the Western Seas. So, what exactly did Zheng He do in Southeast Asia?

At home, there are many different speculations. These speculations are ridiculous, because if you want to know what Zheng He did in Southeast Asia, you don't need all kinds of speculations at all, just look at the history books of those Southeast Asian countries.

The answer is that Zheng He spread Islam in Southeast Asia and turned many Southeast Asian countries into Islam.

Zheng He's Dissemination of Islam as Recorded in the Historical Documents of Southeast Asia

Indonesian scholar Balin Tong 'an wrote: "After Zheng He visited Java Island in 1405, 1407 produced a Muslim community in the old port." Zheng He not only went to the old port every time he sailed, but also made a special trip to the old port in 1424 (that is, between the sixth and seventh voyages to the West) to solve the inheritance problem of the great imam Shi Jinqing after his death and let his daughter Shi Erjie succeed him as the ambassador of the old port, which shows that he attaches great importance to the status of the old port.

Singaporean scholar Chen Yuzhong said, "The residents of these early China colonies were Muslim immigrants from China. With the strong support of Zheng He, a sphere of influence was formed, and religion and trade were intertwined ... China immigrants in this period were the pioneers of the above-mentioned adventure activities. They are all Muslims, and actively established various Islamic communities in important trade centers, such as Jiugang and gelsey, and then began to convert local residents to Islam. " According to Mr. Chen Yuxi's textual research, the famous "Lady Shi gave Na Zhi" who later spread Islam in East Java was Shi Jinqing's daughter Shi Erjie.

Zheng He also relied on local Chinese Muslims in Java to encourage local Chinese to "Javanize", such as adopting Javanese names and marrying local people, which laid the foundation for the further spread of Islam. Zheng He once appointed Peng as the leader of the local Chinese community. Peng Ruihe, the grandson of Peng, later became one of the "Nine Saints" who spread Islam in Java, and was honored as "Sunan Bell". It is said that five of the nine sages in Java are from China. After Zheng He's voyage to the West, Java gradually changed from Buddhism to Islam. /kloc-At the beginning of the 6th century, Demark, who believed in Islam, destroyed a complete Buddhist kingdom Maia pahit, marking the final completion of Islam in Java. According to some Southeast Asian scholars, the founder of the Kingdom of Mu Dan, Roden? Bada is also a disciple of Peng Ruihe from China. It is precisely because of Zheng He's foresight that he helped to establish the Chinese Muslim community and eventually spread Islam to all parts of Java through them.

/kloc-Ma Lixun, a British missionary at the beginning of the 0/9th century, wrote in A Brief History of Foreign Countries: "Among the islands, the tooth tile is the most expensive, and it was called Little Java in ancient times ... In the third year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, he returned to the Li Dynasty (referring to Zheng He) and led the army to subdue his people, making them abandon their idols and worship the leader."

Malacca is located at the southern tip of Malay Peninsula, at the crossroads of east-west maritime traffic, and is called Malaga in China history books. The Islamization of Malaga is related to the conversion to Islam of the country's first monarch, Pala Meswala. According to the Ming History, after the founding of the People's Republic of China by Raman, Baili Wang Piao Piao La was oppressed by Siam and asked China for help. Ming Di agreed to help, and made Sura king of Malaga in 1405, and gave him a seal, clothes, etc. But Siam still didn't stop bullying Malacca. So on the third voyage in 1409, Zheng He was ordered to come to Siam and Malaga. On the one hand, he warned Siam, on the other hand, he formally held a naming ceremony for Sura's worship and gave him a silver seal and a robe. "It was the post-Siam invasion" [7]. From then on, under the protection of China, Malacca became strong rapidly. It is worth noting that Bemisira was not a Muslim at this time.

In order to express his gratitude to China, a huge mission of more than 540 people was personally led by Thyme Misura to come to China with Zheng He's fleet on 14 1, and was warmly received by Ming. It was after this trip to China that 72-year-old Baimisura converted to Islam and became a Muslim, and changed his title to Iskanda? Sand. The conversion of the king made Malaya an Islamic country.

Islamization of Brunei and Kalimantan;

Indonesian scholar Slammer Mulyana said: "Zheng He first established a Muslim community in Megaport, then in Sanfa (located in West Kalimantan), and then established similar communities in Java, the Malay Peninsula and the coastal areas of the Philippines. They spread Islam in accordance with the teachings and obligations of Hanafi. "

Another famous Indonesian Islamic teacher, Hamga, wrote in 196 1: "The development of Islam in Indonesia and Malaya is closely related to a Muslim in China. This Muslim is General Said Agal chams Al-Din Omar, and his Chinese name is Zheng He. "