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Jilin Islamic History: Exploring Chuanchang Gongbei Mosque and the Legacy of Ma Datian in Jilin City
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Exploring the Chuanchang Taiye Gongbei located on Yuanshan Road in Jilin City, Jilin Province, this article traces the historical roots of the late Qing Dynasty Jiaqing era Hui Muslim sage Ma Datian (known as Chuanchang Taiye, 1757–1817) from Jinjibao, Ningxia. It covers his exile to the Jilin shipyard, the spread of Islamic culture in Northeast China, and his final resting place at Beishan.
The Gongbei of the Third-Generation Master of Jahriyya, Chuanchang Taiye
(Located on Yuanshan Road, Jilin City, Jilin Province)
Muhammad Jalal, Chuanchang Taiye Ma Datian (may Allah shower His blessings upon him), held the religious title Qutb al-Alam. He was the only son of Baba Taiye and was born on the twenty-third day of the eighth lunar month in the twenty-second year of the Qianlong reign (1757) in Jinjibao, Ningxia. He was nurtured personally as a Qutb by the founder of the spiritual path. He once said: 'Those who firmly believe in me when I am hidden are like iron nails driven into solid rock; those who trust in me during my transitions are like carvings in wood; and those who believe in me when I am manifest are like drawing pictures on water.'
In the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign (1817), local officials unjustly framed and fabricated charges against the master, escorting him from Honglefu to Lingzhou, and later transferring him to Gaolan (Lanzhou) where he was finally sentenced to exile in Bukui—all according to Allah's preordainment. Before leaving the prison in Gaolan, he was instructed to pass on his spiritual stewardship (tariqa duties) to his eldest son, the Fourth of August Taiye. Those traveling with him included the Third Master (the third son of Chuanchang Taiye), the Master of Tanli, and the Second Master of Honglefu (the second son of Grandal). Upon reaching Shenyang, he fell ill, but pressed on to the shipyard (Jilin) despite his sickness. On the sixth day of the ninth lunar month in the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign (1817), the master who submitted to Allah's will and stood as a paragon of patience through adversity—Qutb al-Alam—passed away at the Tie family shop in the shipyard at the age of sixty, having shouldered the spiritual trust for six years. Imam Li of the Beiguan Mosque led the funeral prayer (janazah), and he was laid to rest in the Beishan cemetery.
Chuanchang Taiye endured the great trials of the forty-sixth and forty-ninth years of the Qianlong reign. Alongside his Murids (disciples), he handled religious affairs with utmost caution and faithfully fulfilled the founder's mission of a 'peaceful religion' under extremely difficult conditions, allowing Jahriyya to develop secretly. In the history of Jahriyya, this was another delicate and hidden chapter. Through trials and tribulations, he sought peace with tolerance and magnanimity, ultimately using his suffering, exile, and martyrdom to win peace and development for Jahriyya once again. Lingzhou, the center of Jahriyya, avoided government scrutiny over the 'new teachings' crime, and the catastrophe of ethnic annihilation for the religious community was averted through the master's exile.
During the Daoguang reign of the Qing dynasty, the Fourth of August Taiye visited the shipyard to pay respects at the grave, burying a stone arch engraved with the religious titles of Chuanchang Taiye, the Fourth of August Taiye, and the Master of This Era at the gravesite as a marker.
After the fall of the Qing dynasty, the Shagou Taiye sent people to purchase land and a small forest, construct buildings, and plant trees.
In 1954, the Master of This Era led Dostanis (disciples) representatives from all over the country to unearth the stone arch buried by the Fourth of August Taiye, and built a hexagonal Gongbei at the original site. They also constructed a scripture hall and guest rooms, with the four characters 'Ming Dao Hong Jiao' (Illuminating the Way and Propagating the Teaching) inscribed on the gate, which remain well-preserved to this day. In 1958, the tomb keeper was driven out, and some work units forcibly occupied the Gongbei. Through the unremitting efforts of Dostanis across the country, the Gongbei was finally reclaimed in 1982, and a tomb keeper was stationed there once again. Additional rooms were built in 2003.
Related Historical Materials:
Managib by the Qing dynasty scholar Erbudu Aihade and Lisahara by Mansour documented the disasters of the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign and how officials in Lingzhou Prefecture and Gaolan Prefecture extorted money:
'It is said that during the spiritual tenure of our great Mawla Shaykh Qutb al-Alam, a disaster occurred. The reason was that Dostanis from the west were carrying cantaloupes on carrying poles, intending to present them to the Mawla. Along the way, they happened to meet an errand runner of the Guyuan military commander who thought they were selling melons and asked to buy them. They replied, "These melons are not for sale; they are gifts for the Emperor." The errand runner asked, "Where is your Emperor and what is his name?" They answered, "In Lingzhou." "How is it that we have never heard of an Emperor there?" "He is the Emperor of the religion and the deputy of Guanchuan's Ersiziz."
The messenger returned to Guyuan, told the officials what had happened, and suggested that they report the words and actions of the disciples to the Gaolan Prefecture. Consequently, corrupt officials reported the matter under the pretext of Guanchuan's new teachings, and Gaolan Prefecture ordered the officials of Lingzhou to immediately arrest our Mawla.'
— Lisahara
'The cause for the sudden arrest of our Mawla Qutb al-Alam was that Dostanis and some relatives and friends came to say to the Taiye: "Your residence is too narrow and small; we should build a more spacious house for you. As Dostanis gradually increase in number, those coming for Dzikr cannot be accommodated." The Dostanis repeatedly insisted, and the Taiye reluctantly agreed. One day, the eldest master of Honglefu (the eldest son of Grandal) came to inspect the construction site. The Taiye said to him with anguish: "Master, you see that most of my hair and beard have turned white. Yet the Dostanis want to build a house for me today and a lecture hall for me tomorrow. Do they wish to cut off the sprouting seed?" Things turned out precisely as the Taiye had anticipated; the officials of Lingzhou arrested Chuanchang Taiye at the Asr prayer on the very day construction began, executing the arrest so swiftly that there was no time even to say goodbye.'
— Managib
'It is said that after the incident occurred, the great Mawla was summoned into the yamen by the officials. Believing the Mawla to be a wealthy man, an official told him: "If you can give me two thousand taels of silver today, I can lighten your sentence; otherwise, I will report you to the Governor-General of Gaolan (present-day Lanzhou), and by then, you will likely share the fate of that man from Guanchuan (referring to the founder of the path)." As soon as the Dostanis of Tuochangbao heard the news, they immediately pooled together two thousand taels of silver and presented it to the official, who beamed with smiles.'
However, the matter did not end there. After Chuanchang Taiye was taken under guard to Lanzhou, the administrative secretaries (shiye) of the yamen also sought to extort money. Lisahara records:
'Our Mawla was falsely accused by the rebellious and imprisoned in the Gaolan prison. They did this out of a desire for official promotion and fortune. A secretary said to the Dostanis: "The official sentence is the death penalty, but if you give me one thousand taels of silver, I will find a way to commute it to a lesser sentence..." Because the matter was urgent and the distance was too far to gather one thousand taels of silver immediately, the Master of Tanli went to Guanchuan and Momiguan to collect enough silver and quickly returned to Gaolan.' view all
Exploring the Chuanchang Taiye Gongbei located on Yuanshan Road in Jilin City, Jilin Province, this article traces the historical roots of the late Qing Dynasty Jiaqing era Hui Muslim sage Ma Datian (known as Chuanchang Taiye, 1757–1817) from Jinjibao, Ningxia. It covers his exile to the Jilin shipyard, the spread of Islamic culture in Northeast China, and his final resting place at Beishan.
The Gongbei of the Third-Generation Master of Jahriyya, Chuanchang Taiye
(Located on Yuanshan Road, Jilin City, Jilin Province)
Muhammad Jalal, Chuanchang Taiye Ma Datian (may Allah shower His blessings upon him), held the religious title Qutb al-Alam. He was the only son of Baba Taiye and was born on the twenty-third day of the eighth lunar month in the twenty-second year of the Qianlong reign (1757) in Jinjibao, Ningxia. He was nurtured personally as a Qutb by the founder of the spiritual path. He once said: 'Those who firmly believe in me when I am hidden are like iron nails driven into solid rock; those who trust in me during my transitions are like carvings in wood; and those who believe in me when I am manifest are like drawing pictures on water.'
In the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign (1817), local officials unjustly framed and fabricated charges against the master, escorting him from Honglefu to Lingzhou, and later transferring him to Gaolan (Lanzhou) where he was finally sentenced to exile in Bukui—all according to Allah's preordainment. Before leaving the prison in Gaolan, he was instructed to pass on his spiritual stewardship (tariqa duties) to his eldest son, the Fourth of August Taiye. Those traveling with him included the Third Master (the third son of Chuanchang Taiye), the Master of Tanli, and the Second Master of Honglefu (the second son of Grandal). Upon reaching Shenyang, he fell ill, but pressed on to the shipyard (Jilin) despite his sickness. On the sixth day of the ninth lunar month in the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign (1817), the master who submitted to Allah's will and stood as a paragon of patience through adversity—Qutb al-Alam—passed away at the Tie family shop in the shipyard at the age of sixty, having shouldered the spiritual trust for six years. Imam Li of the Beiguan Mosque led the funeral prayer (janazah), and he was laid to rest in the Beishan cemetery.
Chuanchang Taiye endured the great trials of the forty-sixth and forty-ninth years of the Qianlong reign. Alongside his Murids (disciples), he handled religious affairs with utmost caution and faithfully fulfilled the founder's mission of a 'peaceful religion' under extremely difficult conditions, allowing Jahriyya to develop secretly. In the history of Jahriyya, this was another delicate and hidden chapter. Through trials and tribulations, he sought peace with tolerance and magnanimity, ultimately using his suffering, exile, and martyrdom to win peace and development for Jahriyya once again. Lingzhou, the center of Jahriyya, avoided government scrutiny over the 'new teachings' crime, and the catastrophe of ethnic annihilation for the religious community was averted through the master's exile.
During the Daoguang reign of the Qing dynasty, the Fourth of August Taiye visited the shipyard to pay respects at the grave, burying a stone arch engraved with the religious titles of Chuanchang Taiye, the Fourth of August Taiye, and the Master of This Era at the gravesite as a marker.
After the fall of the Qing dynasty, the Shagou Taiye sent people to purchase land and a small forest, construct buildings, and plant trees.
In 1954, the Master of This Era led Dostanis (disciples) representatives from all over the country to unearth the stone arch buried by the Fourth of August Taiye, and built a hexagonal Gongbei at the original site. They also constructed a scripture hall and guest rooms, with the four characters 'Ming Dao Hong Jiao' (Illuminating the Way and Propagating the Teaching) inscribed on the gate, which remain well-preserved to this day. In 1958, the tomb keeper was driven out, and some work units forcibly occupied the Gongbei. Through the unremitting efforts of Dostanis across the country, the Gongbei was finally reclaimed in 1982, and a tomb keeper was stationed there once again. Additional rooms were built in 2003.
Related Historical Materials:
Managib by the Qing dynasty scholar Erbudu Aihade and Lisahara by Mansour documented the disasters of the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign and how officials in Lingzhou Prefecture and Gaolan Prefecture extorted money:
'It is said that during the spiritual tenure of our great Mawla Shaykh Qutb al-Alam, a disaster occurred. The reason was that Dostanis from the west were carrying cantaloupes on carrying poles, intending to present them to the Mawla. Along the way, they happened to meet an errand runner of the Guyuan military commander who thought they were selling melons and asked to buy them. They replied, "These melons are not for sale; they are gifts for the Emperor." The errand runner asked, "Where is your Emperor and what is his name?" They answered, "In Lingzhou." "How is it that we have never heard of an Emperor there?" "He is the Emperor of the religion and the deputy of Guanchuan's Ersiziz."
The messenger returned to Guyuan, told the officials what had happened, and suggested that they report the words and actions of the disciples to the Gaolan Prefecture. Consequently, corrupt officials reported the matter under the pretext of Guanchuan's new teachings, and Gaolan Prefecture ordered the officials of Lingzhou to immediately arrest our Mawla.'
— Lisahara
'The cause for the sudden arrest of our Mawla Qutb al-Alam was that Dostanis and some relatives and friends came to say to the Taiye: "Your residence is too narrow and small; we should build a more spacious house for you. As Dostanis gradually increase in number, those coming for Dzikr cannot be accommodated." The Dostanis repeatedly insisted, and the Taiye reluctantly agreed. One day, the eldest master of Honglefu (the eldest son of Grandal) came to inspect the construction site. The Taiye said to him with anguish: "Master, you see that most of my hair and beard have turned white. Yet the Dostanis want to build a house for me today and a lecture hall for me tomorrow. Do they wish to cut off the sprouting seed?" Things turned out precisely as the Taiye had anticipated; the officials of Lingzhou arrested Chuanchang Taiye at the Asr prayer on the very day construction began, executing the arrest so swiftly that there was no time even to say goodbye.'
— Managib
'It is said that after the incident occurred, the great Mawla was summoned into the yamen by the officials. Believing the Mawla to be a wealthy man, an official told him: "If you can give me two thousand taels of silver today, I can lighten your sentence; otherwise, I will report you to the Governor-General of Gaolan (present-day Lanzhou), and by then, you will likely share the fate of that man from Guanchuan (referring to the founder of the path)." As soon as the Dostanis of Tuochangbao heard the news, they immediately pooled together two thousand taels of silver and presented it to the official, who beamed with smiles.'
However, the matter did not end there. After Chuanchang Taiye was taken under guard to Lanzhou, the administrative secretaries (shiye) of the yamen also sought to extort money. Lisahara records:
'Our Mawla was falsely accused by the rebellious and imprisoned in the Gaolan prison. They did this out of a desire for official promotion and fortune. A secretary said to the Dostanis: "The official sentence is the death penalty, but if you give me one thousand taels of silver, I will find a way to commute it to a lesser sentence..." Because the matter was urgent and the distance was too far to gather one thousand taels of silver immediately, the Master of Tanli went to Guanchuan and Momiguan to collect enough silver and quickly returned to Gaolan.' view all
[Internet Repost]
Exploring the Chuanchang Taiye Gongbei located on Yuanshan Road in Jilin City, Jilin Province, this article traces the historical roots of the late Qing Dynasty Jiaqing era Hui Muslim sage Ma Datian (known as Chuanchang Taiye, 1757–1817) from Jinjibao, Ningxia. It covers his exile to the Jilin shipyard, the spread of Islamic culture in Northeast China, and his final resting place at Beishan.
The Gongbei of the Third-Generation Master of Jahriyya, Chuanchang Taiye
(Located on Yuanshan Road, Jilin City, Jilin Province)
Muhammad Jalal, Chuanchang Taiye Ma Datian (may Allah shower His blessings upon him), held the religious title Qutb al-Alam. He was the only son of Baba Taiye and was born on the twenty-third day of the eighth lunar month in the twenty-second year of the Qianlong reign (1757) in Jinjibao, Ningxia. He was nurtured personally as a Qutb by the founder of the spiritual path. He once said: 'Those who firmly believe in me when I am hidden are like iron nails driven into solid rock; those who trust in me during my transitions are like carvings in wood; and those who believe in me when I am manifest are like drawing pictures on water.'
In the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign (1817), local officials unjustly framed and fabricated charges against the master, escorting him from Honglefu to Lingzhou, and later transferring him to Gaolan (Lanzhou) where he was finally sentenced to exile in Bukui—all according to Allah's preordainment. Before leaving the prison in Gaolan, he was instructed to pass on his spiritual stewardship (tariqa duties) to his eldest son, the Fourth of August Taiye. Those traveling with him included the Third Master (the third son of Chuanchang Taiye), the Master of Tanli, and the Second Master of Honglefu (the second son of Grandal). Upon reaching Shenyang, he fell ill, but pressed on to the shipyard (Jilin) despite his sickness. On the sixth day of the ninth lunar month in the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign (1817), the master who submitted to Allah's will and stood as a paragon of patience through adversity—Qutb al-Alam—passed away at the Tie family shop in the shipyard at the age of sixty, having shouldered the spiritual trust for six years. Imam Li of the Beiguan Mosque led the funeral prayer (janazah), and he was laid to rest in the Beishan cemetery.
Chuanchang Taiye endured the great trials of the forty-sixth and forty-ninth years of the Qianlong reign. Alongside his Murids (disciples), he handled religious affairs with utmost caution and faithfully fulfilled the founder's mission of a 'peaceful religion' under extremely difficult conditions, allowing Jahriyya to develop secretly. In the history of Jahriyya, this was another delicate and hidden chapter. Through trials and tribulations, he sought peace with tolerance and magnanimity, ultimately using his suffering, exile, and martyrdom to win peace and development for Jahriyya once again. Lingzhou, the center of Jahriyya, avoided government scrutiny over the 'new teachings' crime, and the catastrophe of ethnic annihilation for the religious community was averted through the master's exile.
During the Daoguang reign of the Qing dynasty, the Fourth of August Taiye visited the shipyard to pay respects at the grave, burying a stone arch engraved with the religious titles of Chuanchang Taiye, the Fourth of August Taiye, and the Master of This Era at the gravesite as a marker.
After the fall of the Qing dynasty, the Shagou Taiye sent people to purchase land and a small forest, construct buildings, and plant trees.
In 1954, the Master of This Era led Dostanis (disciples) representatives from all over the country to unearth the stone arch buried by the Fourth of August Taiye, and built a hexagonal Gongbei at the original site. They also constructed a scripture hall and guest rooms, with the four characters 'Ming Dao Hong Jiao' (Illuminating the Way and Propagating the Teaching) inscribed on the gate, which remain well-preserved to this day. In 1958, the tomb keeper was driven out, and some work units forcibly occupied the Gongbei. Through the unremitting efforts of Dostanis across the country, the Gongbei was finally reclaimed in 1982, and a tomb keeper was stationed there once again. Additional rooms were built in 2003.
Related Historical Materials:
Managib by the Qing dynasty scholar Erbudu Aihade and Lisahara by Mansour documented the disasters of the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign and how officials in Lingzhou Prefecture and Gaolan Prefecture extorted money:
'It is said that during the spiritual tenure of our great Mawla Shaykh Qutb al-Alam, a disaster occurred. The reason was that Dostanis from the west were carrying cantaloupes on carrying poles, intending to present them to the Mawla. Along the way, they happened to meet an errand runner of the Guyuan military commander who thought they were selling melons and asked to buy them. They replied, "These melons are not for sale; they are gifts for the Emperor." The errand runner asked, "Where is your Emperor and what is his name?" They answered, "In Lingzhou." "How is it that we have never heard of an Emperor there?" "He is the Emperor of the religion and the deputy of Guanchuan's Ersiziz."
The messenger returned to Guyuan, told the officials what had happened, and suggested that they report the words and actions of the disciples to the Gaolan Prefecture. Consequently, corrupt officials reported the matter under the pretext of Guanchuan's new teachings, and Gaolan Prefecture ordered the officials of Lingzhou to immediately arrest our Mawla.'
— Lisahara
'The cause for the sudden arrest of our Mawla Qutb al-Alam was that Dostanis and some relatives and friends came to say to the Taiye: "Your residence is too narrow and small; we should build a more spacious house for you. As Dostanis gradually increase in number, those coming for Dzikr cannot be accommodated." The Dostanis repeatedly insisted, and the Taiye reluctantly agreed. One day, the eldest master of Honglefu (the eldest son of Grandal) came to inspect the construction site. The Taiye said to him with anguish: "Master, you see that most of my hair and beard have turned white. Yet the Dostanis want to build a house for me today and a lecture hall for me tomorrow. Do they wish to cut off the sprouting seed?" Things turned out precisely as the Taiye had anticipated; the officials of Lingzhou arrested Chuanchang Taiye at the Asr prayer on the very day construction began, executing the arrest so swiftly that there was no time even to say goodbye.'
— Managib
'It is said that after the incident occurred, the great Mawla was summoned into the yamen by the officials. Believing the Mawla to be a wealthy man, an official told him: "If you can give me two thousand taels of silver today, I can lighten your sentence; otherwise, I will report you to the Governor-General of Gaolan (present-day Lanzhou), and by then, you will likely share the fate of that man from Guanchuan (referring to the founder of the path)." As soon as the Dostanis of Tuochangbao heard the news, they immediately pooled together two thousand taels of silver and presented it to the official, who beamed with smiles.'
However, the matter did not end there. After Chuanchang Taiye was taken under guard to Lanzhou, the administrative secretaries (shiye) of the yamen also sought to extort money. Lisahara records:
'Our Mawla was falsely accused by the rebellious and imprisoned in the Gaolan prison. They did this out of a desire for official promotion and fortune. A secretary said to the Dostanis: "The official sentence is the death penalty, but if you give me one thousand taels of silver, I will find a way to commute it to a lesser sentence..." Because the matter was urgent and the distance was too far to gather one thousand taels of silver immediately, the Master of Tanli went to Guanchuan and Momiguan to collect enough silver and quickly returned to Gaolan.'
Exploring the Chuanchang Taiye Gongbei located on Yuanshan Road in Jilin City, Jilin Province, this article traces the historical roots of the late Qing Dynasty Jiaqing era Hui Muslim sage Ma Datian (known as Chuanchang Taiye, 1757–1817) from Jinjibao, Ningxia. It covers his exile to the Jilin shipyard, the spread of Islamic culture in Northeast China, and his final resting place at Beishan.
The Gongbei of the Third-Generation Master of Jahriyya, Chuanchang Taiye
(Located on Yuanshan Road, Jilin City, Jilin Province)
Muhammad Jalal, Chuanchang Taiye Ma Datian (may Allah shower His blessings upon him), held the religious title Qutb al-Alam. He was the only son of Baba Taiye and was born on the twenty-third day of the eighth lunar month in the twenty-second year of the Qianlong reign (1757) in Jinjibao, Ningxia. He was nurtured personally as a Qutb by the founder of the spiritual path. He once said: 'Those who firmly believe in me when I am hidden are like iron nails driven into solid rock; those who trust in me during my transitions are like carvings in wood; and those who believe in me when I am manifest are like drawing pictures on water.'
In the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign (1817), local officials unjustly framed and fabricated charges against the master, escorting him from Honglefu to Lingzhou, and later transferring him to Gaolan (Lanzhou) where he was finally sentenced to exile in Bukui—all according to Allah's preordainment. Before leaving the prison in Gaolan, he was instructed to pass on his spiritual stewardship (tariqa duties) to his eldest son, the Fourth of August Taiye. Those traveling with him included the Third Master (the third son of Chuanchang Taiye), the Master of Tanli, and the Second Master of Honglefu (the second son of Grandal). Upon reaching Shenyang, he fell ill, but pressed on to the shipyard (Jilin) despite his sickness. On the sixth day of the ninth lunar month in the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign (1817), the master who submitted to Allah's will and stood as a paragon of patience through adversity—Qutb al-Alam—passed away at the Tie family shop in the shipyard at the age of sixty, having shouldered the spiritual trust for six years. Imam Li of the Beiguan Mosque led the funeral prayer (janazah), and he was laid to rest in the Beishan cemetery.
Chuanchang Taiye endured the great trials of the forty-sixth and forty-ninth years of the Qianlong reign. Alongside his Murids (disciples), he handled religious affairs with utmost caution and faithfully fulfilled the founder's mission of a 'peaceful religion' under extremely difficult conditions, allowing Jahriyya to develop secretly. In the history of Jahriyya, this was another delicate and hidden chapter. Through trials and tribulations, he sought peace with tolerance and magnanimity, ultimately using his suffering, exile, and martyrdom to win peace and development for Jahriyya once again. Lingzhou, the center of Jahriyya, avoided government scrutiny over the 'new teachings' crime, and the catastrophe of ethnic annihilation for the religious community was averted through the master's exile.
During the Daoguang reign of the Qing dynasty, the Fourth of August Taiye visited the shipyard to pay respects at the grave, burying a stone arch engraved with the religious titles of Chuanchang Taiye, the Fourth of August Taiye, and the Master of This Era at the gravesite as a marker.
After the fall of the Qing dynasty, the Shagou Taiye sent people to purchase land and a small forest, construct buildings, and plant trees.
In 1954, the Master of This Era led Dostanis (disciples) representatives from all over the country to unearth the stone arch buried by the Fourth of August Taiye, and built a hexagonal Gongbei at the original site. They also constructed a scripture hall and guest rooms, with the four characters 'Ming Dao Hong Jiao' (Illuminating the Way and Propagating the Teaching) inscribed on the gate, which remain well-preserved to this day. In 1958, the tomb keeper was driven out, and some work units forcibly occupied the Gongbei. Through the unremitting efforts of Dostanis across the country, the Gongbei was finally reclaimed in 1982, and a tomb keeper was stationed there once again. Additional rooms were built in 2003.
Related Historical Materials:
Managib by the Qing dynasty scholar Erbudu Aihade and Lisahara by Mansour documented the disasters of the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign and how officials in Lingzhou Prefecture and Gaolan Prefecture extorted money:
'It is said that during the spiritual tenure of our great Mawla Shaykh Qutb al-Alam, a disaster occurred. The reason was that Dostanis from the west were carrying cantaloupes on carrying poles, intending to present them to the Mawla. Along the way, they happened to meet an errand runner of the Guyuan military commander who thought they were selling melons and asked to buy them. They replied, "These melons are not for sale; they are gifts for the Emperor." The errand runner asked, "Where is your Emperor and what is his name?" They answered, "In Lingzhou." "How is it that we have never heard of an Emperor there?" "He is the Emperor of the religion and the deputy of Guanchuan's Ersiziz."
The messenger returned to Guyuan, told the officials what had happened, and suggested that they report the words and actions of the disciples to the Gaolan Prefecture. Consequently, corrupt officials reported the matter under the pretext of Guanchuan's new teachings, and Gaolan Prefecture ordered the officials of Lingzhou to immediately arrest our Mawla.'
— Lisahara
'The cause for the sudden arrest of our Mawla Qutb al-Alam was that Dostanis and some relatives and friends came to say to the Taiye: "Your residence is too narrow and small; we should build a more spacious house for you. As Dostanis gradually increase in number, those coming for Dzikr cannot be accommodated." The Dostanis repeatedly insisted, and the Taiye reluctantly agreed. One day, the eldest master of Honglefu (the eldest son of Grandal) came to inspect the construction site. The Taiye said to him with anguish: "Master, you see that most of my hair and beard have turned white. Yet the Dostanis want to build a house for me today and a lecture hall for me tomorrow. Do they wish to cut off the sprouting seed?" Things turned out precisely as the Taiye had anticipated; the officials of Lingzhou arrested Chuanchang Taiye at the Asr prayer on the very day construction began, executing the arrest so swiftly that there was no time even to say goodbye.'
— Managib
'It is said that after the incident occurred, the great Mawla was summoned into the yamen by the officials. Believing the Mawla to be a wealthy man, an official told him: "If you can give me two thousand taels of silver today, I can lighten your sentence; otherwise, I will report you to the Governor-General of Gaolan (present-day Lanzhou), and by then, you will likely share the fate of that man from Guanchuan (referring to the founder of the path)." As soon as the Dostanis of Tuochangbao heard the news, they immediately pooled together two thousand taels of silver and presented it to the official, who beamed with smiles.'
However, the matter did not end there. After Chuanchang Taiye was taken under guard to Lanzhou, the administrative secretaries (shiye) of the yamen also sought to extort money. Lisahara records:
'Our Mawla was falsely accused by the rebellious and imprisoned in the Gaolan prison. They did this out of a desire for official promotion and fortune. A secretary said to the Dostanis: "The official sentence is the death penalty, but if you give me one thousand taels of silver, I will find a way to commute it to a lesser sentence..." Because the matter was urgent and the distance was too far to gather one thousand taels of silver immediately, the Master of Tanli went to Guanchuan and Momiguan to collect enough silver and quickly returned to Gaolan.'
Jilin Islamic History: Exploring Chuanchang Gongbei Mosque and the Legacy of Ma Datian in Jilin City
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Exploring the Chuanchang Taiye Gongbei located on Yuanshan Road in Jilin City, Jilin Province, this article traces the historical roots of the late Qing Dynasty Jiaqing era Hui Muslim sage Ma Datian (known as Chuanchang Taiye, 1757–1817) from Jinjibao, Ningxia. It covers his exile to the Jilin shipyard, the spread of Islamic culture in Northeast China, and his final resting place at Beishan.
The Gongbei of the Third-Generation Master of Jahriyya, Chuanchang Taiye
(Located on Yuanshan Road, Jilin City, Jilin Province)
Muhammad Jalal, Chuanchang Taiye Ma Datian (may Allah shower His blessings upon him), held the religious title Qutb al-Alam. He was the only son of Baba Taiye and was born on the twenty-third day of the eighth lunar month in the twenty-second year of the Qianlong reign (1757) in Jinjibao, Ningxia. He was nurtured personally as a Qutb by the founder of the spiritual path. He once said: 'Those who firmly believe in me when I am hidden are like iron nails driven into solid rock; those who trust in me during my transitions are like carvings in wood; and those who believe in me when I am manifest are like drawing pictures on water.'
In the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign (1817), local officials unjustly framed and fabricated charges against the master, escorting him from Honglefu to Lingzhou, and later transferring him to Gaolan (Lanzhou) where he was finally sentenced to exile in Bukui—all according to Allah's preordainment. Before leaving the prison in Gaolan, he was instructed to pass on his spiritual stewardship (tariqa duties) to his eldest son, the Fourth of August Taiye. Those traveling with him included the Third Master (the third son of Chuanchang Taiye), the Master of Tanli, and the Second Master of Honglefu (the second son of Grandal). Upon reaching Shenyang, he fell ill, but pressed on to the shipyard (Jilin) despite his sickness. On the sixth day of the ninth lunar month in the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign (1817), the master who submitted to Allah's will and stood as a paragon of patience through adversity—Qutb al-Alam—passed away at the Tie family shop in the shipyard at the age of sixty, having shouldered the spiritual trust for six years. Imam Li of the Beiguan Mosque led the funeral prayer (janazah), and he was laid to rest in the Beishan cemetery.
Chuanchang Taiye endured the great trials of the forty-sixth and forty-ninth years of the Qianlong reign. Alongside his Murids (disciples), he handled religious affairs with utmost caution and faithfully fulfilled the founder's mission of a 'peaceful religion' under extremely difficult conditions, allowing Jahriyya to develop secretly. In the history of Jahriyya, this was another delicate and hidden chapter. Through trials and tribulations, he sought peace with tolerance and magnanimity, ultimately using his suffering, exile, and martyrdom to win peace and development for Jahriyya once again. Lingzhou, the center of Jahriyya, avoided government scrutiny over the 'new teachings' crime, and the catastrophe of ethnic annihilation for the religious community was averted through the master's exile.
During the Daoguang reign of the Qing dynasty, the Fourth of August Taiye visited the shipyard to pay respects at the grave, burying a stone arch engraved with the religious titles of Chuanchang Taiye, the Fourth of August Taiye, and the Master of This Era at the gravesite as a marker.
After the fall of the Qing dynasty, the Shagou Taiye sent people to purchase land and a small forest, construct buildings, and plant trees.
In 1954, the Master of This Era led Dostanis (disciples) representatives from all over the country to unearth the stone arch buried by the Fourth of August Taiye, and built a hexagonal Gongbei at the original site. They also constructed a scripture hall and guest rooms, with the four characters 'Ming Dao Hong Jiao' (Illuminating the Way and Propagating the Teaching) inscribed on the gate, which remain well-preserved to this day. In 1958, the tomb keeper was driven out, and some work units forcibly occupied the Gongbei. Through the unremitting efforts of Dostanis across the country, the Gongbei was finally reclaimed in 1982, and a tomb keeper was stationed there once again. Additional rooms were built in 2003.
Related Historical Materials:
Managib by the Qing dynasty scholar Erbudu Aihade and Lisahara by Mansour documented the disasters of the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign and how officials in Lingzhou Prefecture and Gaolan Prefecture extorted money:
'It is said that during the spiritual tenure of our great Mawla Shaykh Qutb al-Alam, a disaster occurred. The reason was that Dostanis from the west were carrying cantaloupes on carrying poles, intending to present them to the Mawla. Along the way, they happened to meet an errand runner of the Guyuan military commander who thought they were selling melons and asked to buy them. They replied, "These melons are not for sale; they are gifts for the Emperor." The errand runner asked, "Where is your Emperor and what is his name?" They answered, "In Lingzhou." "How is it that we have never heard of an Emperor there?" "He is the Emperor of the religion and the deputy of Guanchuan's Ersiziz."
The messenger returned to Guyuan, told the officials what had happened, and suggested that they report the words and actions of the disciples to the Gaolan Prefecture. Consequently, corrupt officials reported the matter under the pretext of Guanchuan's new teachings, and Gaolan Prefecture ordered the officials of Lingzhou to immediately arrest our Mawla.'
— Lisahara
'The cause for the sudden arrest of our Mawla Qutb al-Alam was that Dostanis and some relatives and friends came to say to the Taiye: "Your residence is too narrow and small; we should build a more spacious house for you. As Dostanis gradually increase in number, those coming for Dzikr cannot be accommodated." The Dostanis repeatedly insisted, and the Taiye reluctantly agreed. One day, the eldest master of Honglefu (the eldest son of Grandal) came to inspect the construction site. The Taiye said to him with anguish: "Master, you see that most of my hair and beard have turned white. Yet the Dostanis want to build a house for me today and a lecture hall for me tomorrow. Do they wish to cut off the sprouting seed?" Things turned out precisely as the Taiye had anticipated; the officials of Lingzhou arrested Chuanchang Taiye at the Asr prayer on the very day construction began, executing the arrest so swiftly that there was no time even to say goodbye.'
— Managib
'It is said that after the incident occurred, the great Mawla was summoned into the yamen by the officials. Believing the Mawla to be a wealthy man, an official told him: "If you can give me two thousand taels of silver today, I can lighten your sentence; otherwise, I will report you to the Governor-General of Gaolan (present-day Lanzhou), and by then, you will likely share the fate of that man from Guanchuan (referring to the founder of the path)." As soon as the Dostanis of Tuochangbao heard the news, they immediately pooled together two thousand taels of silver and presented it to the official, who beamed with smiles.'
However, the matter did not end there. After Chuanchang Taiye was taken under guard to Lanzhou, the administrative secretaries (shiye) of the yamen also sought to extort money. Lisahara records:
'Our Mawla was falsely accused by the rebellious and imprisoned in the Gaolan prison. They did this out of a desire for official promotion and fortune. A secretary said to the Dostanis: "The official sentence is the death penalty, but if you give me one thousand taels of silver, I will find a way to commute it to a lesser sentence..." Because the matter was urgent and the distance was too far to gather one thousand taels of silver immediately, the Master of Tanli went to Guanchuan and Momiguan to collect enough silver and quickly returned to Gaolan.' view all
Exploring the Chuanchang Taiye Gongbei located on Yuanshan Road in Jilin City, Jilin Province, this article traces the historical roots of the late Qing Dynasty Jiaqing era Hui Muslim sage Ma Datian (known as Chuanchang Taiye, 1757–1817) from Jinjibao, Ningxia. It covers his exile to the Jilin shipyard, the spread of Islamic culture in Northeast China, and his final resting place at Beishan.
The Gongbei of the Third-Generation Master of Jahriyya, Chuanchang Taiye
(Located on Yuanshan Road, Jilin City, Jilin Province)
Muhammad Jalal, Chuanchang Taiye Ma Datian (may Allah shower His blessings upon him), held the religious title Qutb al-Alam. He was the only son of Baba Taiye and was born on the twenty-third day of the eighth lunar month in the twenty-second year of the Qianlong reign (1757) in Jinjibao, Ningxia. He was nurtured personally as a Qutb by the founder of the spiritual path. He once said: 'Those who firmly believe in me when I am hidden are like iron nails driven into solid rock; those who trust in me during my transitions are like carvings in wood; and those who believe in me when I am manifest are like drawing pictures on water.'
In the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign (1817), local officials unjustly framed and fabricated charges against the master, escorting him from Honglefu to Lingzhou, and later transferring him to Gaolan (Lanzhou) where he was finally sentenced to exile in Bukui—all according to Allah's preordainment. Before leaving the prison in Gaolan, he was instructed to pass on his spiritual stewardship (tariqa duties) to his eldest son, the Fourth of August Taiye. Those traveling with him included the Third Master (the third son of Chuanchang Taiye), the Master of Tanli, and the Second Master of Honglefu (the second son of Grandal). Upon reaching Shenyang, he fell ill, but pressed on to the shipyard (Jilin) despite his sickness. On the sixth day of the ninth lunar month in the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign (1817), the master who submitted to Allah's will and stood as a paragon of patience through adversity—Qutb al-Alam—passed away at the Tie family shop in the shipyard at the age of sixty, having shouldered the spiritual trust for six years. Imam Li of the Beiguan Mosque led the funeral prayer (janazah), and he was laid to rest in the Beishan cemetery.
Chuanchang Taiye endured the great trials of the forty-sixth and forty-ninth years of the Qianlong reign. Alongside his Murids (disciples), he handled religious affairs with utmost caution and faithfully fulfilled the founder's mission of a 'peaceful religion' under extremely difficult conditions, allowing Jahriyya to develop secretly. In the history of Jahriyya, this was another delicate and hidden chapter. Through trials and tribulations, he sought peace with tolerance and magnanimity, ultimately using his suffering, exile, and martyrdom to win peace and development for Jahriyya once again. Lingzhou, the center of Jahriyya, avoided government scrutiny over the 'new teachings' crime, and the catastrophe of ethnic annihilation for the religious community was averted through the master's exile.
During the Daoguang reign of the Qing dynasty, the Fourth of August Taiye visited the shipyard to pay respects at the grave, burying a stone arch engraved with the religious titles of Chuanchang Taiye, the Fourth of August Taiye, and the Master of This Era at the gravesite as a marker.
After the fall of the Qing dynasty, the Shagou Taiye sent people to purchase land and a small forest, construct buildings, and plant trees.
In 1954, the Master of This Era led Dostanis (disciples) representatives from all over the country to unearth the stone arch buried by the Fourth of August Taiye, and built a hexagonal Gongbei at the original site. They also constructed a scripture hall and guest rooms, with the four characters 'Ming Dao Hong Jiao' (Illuminating the Way and Propagating the Teaching) inscribed on the gate, which remain well-preserved to this day. In 1958, the tomb keeper was driven out, and some work units forcibly occupied the Gongbei. Through the unremitting efforts of Dostanis across the country, the Gongbei was finally reclaimed in 1982, and a tomb keeper was stationed there once again. Additional rooms were built in 2003.
Related Historical Materials:
Managib by the Qing dynasty scholar Erbudu Aihade and Lisahara by Mansour documented the disasters of the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign and how officials in Lingzhou Prefecture and Gaolan Prefecture extorted money:
'It is said that during the spiritual tenure of our great Mawla Shaykh Qutb al-Alam, a disaster occurred. The reason was that Dostanis from the west were carrying cantaloupes on carrying poles, intending to present them to the Mawla. Along the way, they happened to meet an errand runner of the Guyuan military commander who thought they were selling melons and asked to buy them. They replied, "These melons are not for sale; they are gifts for the Emperor." The errand runner asked, "Where is your Emperor and what is his name?" They answered, "In Lingzhou." "How is it that we have never heard of an Emperor there?" "He is the Emperor of the religion and the deputy of Guanchuan's Ersiziz."
The messenger returned to Guyuan, told the officials what had happened, and suggested that they report the words and actions of the disciples to the Gaolan Prefecture. Consequently, corrupt officials reported the matter under the pretext of Guanchuan's new teachings, and Gaolan Prefecture ordered the officials of Lingzhou to immediately arrest our Mawla.'
— Lisahara
'The cause for the sudden arrest of our Mawla Qutb al-Alam was that Dostanis and some relatives and friends came to say to the Taiye: "Your residence is too narrow and small; we should build a more spacious house for you. As Dostanis gradually increase in number, those coming for Dzikr cannot be accommodated." The Dostanis repeatedly insisted, and the Taiye reluctantly agreed. One day, the eldest master of Honglefu (the eldest son of Grandal) came to inspect the construction site. The Taiye said to him with anguish: "Master, you see that most of my hair and beard have turned white. Yet the Dostanis want to build a house for me today and a lecture hall for me tomorrow. Do they wish to cut off the sprouting seed?" Things turned out precisely as the Taiye had anticipated; the officials of Lingzhou arrested Chuanchang Taiye at the Asr prayer on the very day construction began, executing the arrest so swiftly that there was no time even to say goodbye.'
— Managib
'It is said that after the incident occurred, the great Mawla was summoned into the yamen by the officials. Believing the Mawla to be a wealthy man, an official told him: "If you can give me two thousand taels of silver today, I can lighten your sentence; otherwise, I will report you to the Governor-General of Gaolan (present-day Lanzhou), and by then, you will likely share the fate of that man from Guanchuan (referring to the founder of the path)." As soon as the Dostanis of Tuochangbao heard the news, they immediately pooled together two thousand taels of silver and presented it to the official, who beamed with smiles.'
However, the matter did not end there. After Chuanchang Taiye was taken under guard to Lanzhou, the administrative secretaries (shiye) of the yamen also sought to extort money. Lisahara records:
'Our Mawla was falsely accused by the rebellious and imprisoned in the Gaolan prison. They did this out of a desire for official promotion and fortune. A secretary said to the Dostanis: "The official sentence is the death penalty, but if you give me one thousand taels of silver, I will find a way to commute it to a lesser sentence..." Because the matter was urgent and the distance was too far to gather one thousand taels of silver immediately, the Master of Tanli went to Guanchuan and Momiguan to collect enough silver and quickly returned to Gaolan.' view all
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Exploring the Chuanchang Taiye Gongbei located on Yuanshan Road in Jilin City, Jilin Province, this article traces the historical roots of the late Qing Dynasty Jiaqing era Hui Muslim sage Ma Datian (known as Chuanchang Taiye, 1757–1817) from Jinjibao, Ningxia. It covers his exile to the Jilin shipyard, the spread of Islamic culture in Northeast China, and his final resting place at Beishan.
The Gongbei of the Third-Generation Master of Jahriyya, Chuanchang Taiye
(Located on Yuanshan Road, Jilin City, Jilin Province)
Muhammad Jalal, Chuanchang Taiye Ma Datian (may Allah shower His blessings upon him), held the religious title Qutb al-Alam. He was the only son of Baba Taiye and was born on the twenty-third day of the eighth lunar month in the twenty-second year of the Qianlong reign (1757) in Jinjibao, Ningxia. He was nurtured personally as a Qutb by the founder of the spiritual path. He once said: 'Those who firmly believe in me when I am hidden are like iron nails driven into solid rock; those who trust in me during my transitions are like carvings in wood; and those who believe in me when I am manifest are like drawing pictures on water.'
In the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign (1817), local officials unjustly framed and fabricated charges against the master, escorting him from Honglefu to Lingzhou, and later transferring him to Gaolan (Lanzhou) where he was finally sentenced to exile in Bukui—all according to Allah's preordainment. Before leaving the prison in Gaolan, he was instructed to pass on his spiritual stewardship (tariqa duties) to his eldest son, the Fourth of August Taiye. Those traveling with him included the Third Master (the third son of Chuanchang Taiye), the Master of Tanli, and the Second Master of Honglefu (the second son of Grandal). Upon reaching Shenyang, he fell ill, but pressed on to the shipyard (Jilin) despite his sickness. On the sixth day of the ninth lunar month in the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign (1817), the master who submitted to Allah's will and stood as a paragon of patience through adversity—Qutb al-Alam—passed away at the Tie family shop in the shipyard at the age of sixty, having shouldered the spiritual trust for six years. Imam Li of the Beiguan Mosque led the funeral prayer (janazah), and he was laid to rest in the Beishan cemetery.
Chuanchang Taiye endured the great trials of the forty-sixth and forty-ninth years of the Qianlong reign. Alongside his Murids (disciples), he handled religious affairs with utmost caution and faithfully fulfilled the founder's mission of a 'peaceful religion' under extremely difficult conditions, allowing Jahriyya to develop secretly. In the history of Jahriyya, this was another delicate and hidden chapter. Through trials and tribulations, he sought peace with tolerance and magnanimity, ultimately using his suffering, exile, and martyrdom to win peace and development for Jahriyya once again. Lingzhou, the center of Jahriyya, avoided government scrutiny over the 'new teachings' crime, and the catastrophe of ethnic annihilation for the religious community was averted through the master's exile.
During the Daoguang reign of the Qing dynasty, the Fourth of August Taiye visited the shipyard to pay respects at the grave, burying a stone arch engraved with the religious titles of Chuanchang Taiye, the Fourth of August Taiye, and the Master of This Era at the gravesite as a marker.
After the fall of the Qing dynasty, the Shagou Taiye sent people to purchase land and a small forest, construct buildings, and plant trees.
In 1954, the Master of This Era led Dostanis (disciples) representatives from all over the country to unearth the stone arch buried by the Fourth of August Taiye, and built a hexagonal Gongbei at the original site. They also constructed a scripture hall and guest rooms, with the four characters 'Ming Dao Hong Jiao' (Illuminating the Way and Propagating the Teaching) inscribed on the gate, which remain well-preserved to this day. In 1958, the tomb keeper was driven out, and some work units forcibly occupied the Gongbei. Through the unremitting efforts of Dostanis across the country, the Gongbei was finally reclaimed in 1982, and a tomb keeper was stationed there once again. Additional rooms were built in 2003.
Related Historical Materials:
Managib by the Qing dynasty scholar Erbudu Aihade and Lisahara by Mansour documented the disasters of the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign and how officials in Lingzhou Prefecture and Gaolan Prefecture extorted money:
'It is said that during the spiritual tenure of our great Mawla Shaykh Qutb al-Alam, a disaster occurred. The reason was that Dostanis from the west were carrying cantaloupes on carrying poles, intending to present them to the Mawla. Along the way, they happened to meet an errand runner of the Guyuan military commander who thought they were selling melons and asked to buy them. They replied, "These melons are not for sale; they are gifts for the Emperor." The errand runner asked, "Where is your Emperor and what is his name?" They answered, "In Lingzhou." "How is it that we have never heard of an Emperor there?" "He is the Emperor of the religion and the deputy of Guanchuan's Ersiziz."
The messenger returned to Guyuan, told the officials what had happened, and suggested that they report the words and actions of the disciples to the Gaolan Prefecture. Consequently, corrupt officials reported the matter under the pretext of Guanchuan's new teachings, and Gaolan Prefecture ordered the officials of Lingzhou to immediately arrest our Mawla.'
— Lisahara
'The cause for the sudden arrest of our Mawla Qutb al-Alam was that Dostanis and some relatives and friends came to say to the Taiye: "Your residence is too narrow and small; we should build a more spacious house for you. As Dostanis gradually increase in number, those coming for Dzikr cannot be accommodated." The Dostanis repeatedly insisted, and the Taiye reluctantly agreed. One day, the eldest master of Honglefu (the eldest son of Grandal) came to inspect the construction site. The Taiye said to him with anguish: "Master, you see that most of my hair and beard have turned white. Yet the Dostanis want to build a house for me today and a lecture hall for me tomorrow. Do they wish to cut off the sprouting seed?" Things turned out precisely as the Taiye had anticipated; the officials of Lingzhou arrested Chuanchang Taiye at the Asr prayer on the very day construction began, executing the arrest so swiftly that there was no time even to say goodbye.'
— Managib
'It is said that after the incident occurred, the great Mawla was summoned into the yamen by the officials. Believing the Mawla to be a wealthy man, an official told him: "If you can give me two thousand taels of silver today, I can lighten your sentence; otherwise, I will report you to the Governor-General of Gaolan (present-day Lanzhou), and by then, you will likely share the fate of that man from Guanchuan (referring to the founder of the path)." As soon as the Dostanis of Tuochangbao heard the news, they immediately pooled together two thousand taels of silver and presented it to the official, who beamed with smiles.'
However, the matter did not end there. After Chuanchang Taiye was taken under guard to Lanzhou, the administrative secretaries (shiye) of the yamen also sought to extort money. Lisahara records:
'Our Mawla was falsely accused by the rebellious and imprisoned in the Gaolan prison. They did this out of a desire for official promotion and fortune. A secretary said to the Dostanis: "The official sentence is the death penalty, but if you give me one thousand taels of silver, I will find a way to commute it to a lesser sentence..." Because the matter was urgent and the distance was too far to gather one thousand taels of silver immediately, the Master of Tanli went to Guanchuan and Momiguan to collect enough silver and quickly returned to Gaolan.'
Exploring the Chuanchang Taiye Gongbei located on Yuanshan Road in Jilin City, Jilin Province, this article traces the historical roots of the late Qing Dynasty Jiaqing era Hui Muslim sage Ma Datian (known as Chuanchang Taiye, 1757–1817) from Jinjibao, Ningxia. It covers his exile to the Jilin shipyard, the spread of Islamic culture in Northeast China, and his final resting place at Beishan.
The Gongbei of the Third-Generation Master of Jahriyya, Chuanchang Taiye
(Located on Yuanshan Road, Jilin City, Jilin Province)
Muhammad Jalal, Chuanchang Taiye Ma Datian (may Allah shower His blessings upon him), held the religious title Qutb al-Alam. He was the only son of Baba Taiye and was born on the twenty-third day of the eighth lunar month in the twenty-second year of the Qianlong reign (1757) in Jinjibao, Ningxia. He was nurtured personally as a Qutb by the founder of the spiritual path. He once said: 'Those who firmly believe in me when I am hidden are like iron nails driven into solid rock; those who trust in me during my transitions are like carvings in wood; and those who believe in me when I am manifest are like drawing pictures on water.'
In the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign (1817), local officials unjustly framed and fabricated charges against the master, escorting him from Honglefu to Lingzhou, and later transferring him to Gaolan (Lanzhou) where he was finally sentenced to exile in Bukui—all according to Allah's preordainment. Before leaving the prison in Gaolan, he was instructed to pass on his spiritual stewardship (tariqa duties) to his eldest son, the Fourth of August Taiye. Those traveling with him included the Third Master (the third son of Chuanchang Taiye), the Master of Tanli, and the Second Master of Honglefu (the second son of Grandal). Upon reaching Shenyang, he fell ill, but pressed on to the shipyard (Jilin) despite his sickness. On the sixth day of the ninth lunar month in the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign (1817), the master who submitted to Allah's will and stood as a paragon of patience through adversity—Qutb al-Alam—passed away at the Tie family shop in the shipyard at the age of sixty, having shouldered the spiritual trust for six years. Imam Li of the Beiguan Mosque led the funeral prayer (janazah), and he was laid to rest in the Beishan cemetery.
Chuanchang Taiye endured the great trials of the forty-sixth and forty-ninth years of the Qianlong reign. Alongside his Murids (disciples), he handled religious affairs with utmost caution and faithfully fulfilled the founder's mission of a 'peaceful religion' under extremely difficult conditions, allowing Jahriyya to develop secretly. In the history of Jahriyya, this was another delicate and hidden chapter. Through trials and tribulations, he sought peace with tolerance and magnanimity, ultimately using his suffering, exile, and martyrdom to win peace and development for Jahriyya once again. Lingzhou, the center of Jahriyya, avoided government scrutiny over the 'new teachings' crime, and the catastrophe of ethnic annihilation for the religious community was averted through the master's exile.
During the Daoguang reign of the Qing dynasty, the Fourth of August Taiye visited the shipyard to pay respects at the grave, burying a stone arch engraved with the religious titles of Chuanchang Taiye, the Fourth of August Taiye, and the Master of This Era at the gravesite as a marker.
After the fall of the Qing dynasty, the Shagou Taiye sent people to purchase land and a small forest, construct buildings, and plant trees.
In 1954, the Master of This Era led Dostanis (disciples) representatives from all over the country to unearth the stone arch buried by the Fourth of August Taiye, and built a hexagonal Gongbei at the original site. They also constructed a scripture hall and guest rooms, with the four characters 'Ming Dao Hong Jiao' (Illuminating the Way and Propagating the Teaching) inscribed on the gate, which remain well-preserved to this day. In 1958, the tomb keeper was driven out, and some work units forcibly occupied the Gongbei. Through the unremitting efforts of Dostanis across the country, the Gongbei was finally reclaimed in 1982, and a tomb keeper was stationed there once again. Additional rooms were built in 2003.
Related Historical Materials:
Managib by the Qing dynasty scholar Erbudu Aihade and Lisahara by Mansour documented the disasters of the twenty-second year of the Jiaqing reign and how officials in Lingzhou Prefecture and Gaolan Prefecture extorted money:
'It is said that during the spiritual tenure of our great Mawla Shaykh Qutb al-Alam, a disaster occurred. The reason was that Dostanis from the west were carrying cantaloupes on carrying poles, intending to present them to the Mawla. Along the way, they happened to meet an errand runner of the Guyuan military commander who thought they were selling melons and asked to buy them. They replied, "These melons are not for sale; they are gifts for the Emperor." The errand runner asked, "Where is your Emperor and what is his name?" They answered, "In Lingzhou." "How is it that we have never heard of an Emperor there?" "He is the Emperor of the religion and the deputy of Guanchuan's Ersiziz."
The messenger returned to Guyuan, told the officials what had happened, and suggested that they report the words and actions of the disciples to the Gaolan Prefecture. Consequently, corrupt officials reported the matter under the pretext of Guanchuan's new teachings, and Gaolan Prefecture ordered the officials of Lingzhou to immediately arrest our Mawla.'
— Lisahara
'The cause for the sudden arrest of our Mawla Qutb al-Alam was that Dostanis and some relatives and friends came to say to the Taiye: "Your residence is too narrow and small; we should build a more spacious house for you. As Dostanis gradually increase in number, those coming for Dzikr cannot be accommodated." The Dostanis repeatedly insisted, and the Taiye reluctantly agreed. One day, the eldest master of Honglefu (the eldest son of Grandal) came to inspect the construction site. The Taiye said to him with anguish: "Master, you see that most of my hair and beard have turned white. Yet the Dostanis want to build a house for me today and a lecture hall for me tomorrow. Do they wish to cut off the sprouting seed?" Things turned out precisely as the Taiye had anticipated; the officials of Lingzhou arrested Chuanchang Taiye at the Asr prayer on the very day construction began, executing the arrest so swiftly that there was no time even to say goodbye.'
— Managib
'It is said that after the incident occurred, the great Mawla was summoned into the yamen by the officials. Believing the Mawla to be a wealthy man, an official told him: "If you can give me two thousand taels of silver today, I can lighten your sentence; otherwise, I will report you to the Governor-General of Gaolan (present-day Lanzhou), and by then, you will likely share the fate of that man from Guanchuan (referring to the founder of the path)." As soon as the Dostanis of Tuochangbao heard the news, they immediately pooled together two thousand taels of silver and presented it to the official, who beamed with smiles.'
However, the matter did not end there. After Chuanchang Taiye was taken under guard to Lanzhou, the administrative secretaries (shiye) of the yamen also sought to extort money. Lisahara records:
'Our Mawla was falsely accused by the rebellious and imprisoned in the Gaolan prison. They did this out of a desire for official promotion and fortune. A secretary said to the Dostanis: "The official sentence is the death penalty, but if you give me one thousand taels of silver, I will find a way to commute it to a lesser sentence..." Because the matter was urgent and the distance was too far to gather one thousand taels of silver immediately, the Master of Tanli went to Guanchuan and Momiguan to collect enough silver and quickly returned to Gaolan.'