Introduction to Ma Fuhai

At the age of seven, he began to learn Arabic and religious knowledge in the mosque in his village. And Long went to Baichongwenxiang Mosque in Chang 'an County, Shaanxi Province as a teacher and continued to learn Islamic classics. 1749 went back to his hometown, claiming that he met "Khedir" (an eternal saint in Islamic legend) at Chongwen Lane Mosque in Chang 'an on the 27th night of Ramadan, which made him familiar with the mysteries of religious science, "unity of man and subject" and "muddling along". Since then, he has stopped visiting teachers to study, but concentrated on preaching at home. He was studious all his life, with a high level of Arabic and Persian and rich classical knowledge, especially astronomy, geography and Islamic calendar, which won the trust of local people. The gentry and most people in his hometown supported him to preach. Dongxiang, Guanghe, Le Kang, Hezheng and other places have more believers. He invested in the construction of Guanghe Daotang complex, in which the sun, moon, stars and eclipses on the ceiling of Bagua Pavilion were all designed and drawn by himself, but after several damages, the original text no longer exists. He studied in Gedimu Mosque in Chang 'an and was deeply influenced by it. Although he taught Sufi theory, he did not deviate from the basic track of Gedimu School in terms of doctrine and etiquette. There were five children at birth, two of whom died young. The other three are famous imams, and his son Ali inherited him.