The Hundred-word Eulogy

Summary

The Hundred-word Eulogy (Chinese: 百字讃; pinyin: Bǎi Zì Zàn) is a 100-character praise of Islam and the Islamic prophet Muhammad written by the Hongwu Emperor of the Chinese Ming dynasty. Copies of it are on display in several mosques in Nanjing, China.[1]

Text edit

It was recorded that "His Majesty ordered to have mosques built in Xijing and Nanjing (the capital cities), and in southern Yunnan, Fujian and Guangdong. His Majesty also personally wrote baizizan (eulogy) in praise of the Prophet's virtues."[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Tan Ta Sen, Dasheng Chen (2000). Cheng Ho and Islam in Southeast Asia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 170. ISBN 981-230-837-7. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  2. ^ Maria Jaschok, Jingjun Shui (2000). The history of women's mosques in Chinese Islam: a mosque of their own (illustrated ed.). Psychology Press. p. 77. ISBN 0-7007-1302-6. For instance, in the early years of Emperor Hongwu's reign in the Ming dynasty ' His Majesty ordered to have mosques built in Xijing and Nanjing [the capital cities], and in southern Yunnan, Fujian and Guangdong. His Majesty also personally wrote baizizan ([eulogy]) in praise of the Prophet's virtues'. The Ming Emperor Xuanzong once issued imperial orders to build a mosque in Nanjing in response to Zheng He's request (Liu Zhi, 1984 reprint: 358–374). Mosques built by imperial decree raised the social position of Islam, and assistance from upper-class Muslims helped to sustain religious sites in certain areas
  3. ^ Newlon, Brendan (2015). "Praising the Prophet Muhammad in Chinese: A new translation and analysis of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang's Ode to the Prophet" (PDF). The Matheson Trust. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

External links edit

  • Dedicated page with two English translations, images, and original audio recordings.
  • image
  • Baizizan at MuslimHymns.com