Liu Zhi (ca. 1670-1724) was one of the most important scholars
of Islam in traditional China. His "Tianfang xingli" (Nature and
Principle in Islam), the Chinese-language text translated here,
focuses on the roots or principles of Islam. It was heavily
influenced by several classic texts in the Sufi tradition. Liu's
approach, however, is distinguished from that of other Muslim
scholars in that he addressed the basic articles of Islamic thought
with Neo-Confucian terminology and categories. Besides its innate
metaphysical and philosophical value, the text is invaluable for
understanding how the masters of Chinese Islam straddled religious
and civilizational frontiers and created harmony between two
different intellectual worlds.
The introductory chapters explore both the Chinese and the
Islamic intellectual traditions behind Liu's work and locate the
arguments of "Tianfang xingli" within those systems of thought. The
copious annotations to the translation explain Liu's text and draw
attention to parallels in Chinese-, Arabic-, and Persian-language
works as well as differences.
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