An Exploration of Ma Zhu's Elucidation of Confucian Thoughtthrough The Guide to Islam (Qing Zhen Zhi Nan)

Abstract

Based on the text of The Guide to Islam (Qing Zhen Zhi Nan) and incorporating previous relevant research, this paper examines the intellectual background shaping Ma Zhu's thought prior to his authorship of The Guide and investigates the specific elucidations of Confucian ideas within the text. The study argues that Ma Zhu innovatively reinterpreted the Confucian description of ontological origins, expounding upon the concepts of "Heaven" (Tian) and the "Sage" (Shengren) and their interrelationship. This reflects the idea of "complementarity and mutual intelligibility between Islamic and Confucian thought" , which still holds inspiration and referential significance for civilizational exchange and mutual learning today. 

本文以《清真指南》的文本为基础，结合前人相关研究成果，对马注著《清真指南》前的思想的生成背景、《清真指南》中对儒家思想的具体阐发进行研究，认为马注创新了儒家对本源问题的描述，将儒家“天”“圣人”等概念的表述和关系做了阐发，体现了“伊儒互补互通”的思想，对当今的文明交流互鉴仍有启示和借鉴意义。