{"product_id":"the-harmonious-unity-liu-zhis-sino-islamic-interpretation-of-the-five-fold-path","title":"The Harmonious Unity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiu Zhi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNaoki Yamamoto (translation)\u003cbr\u003ePaperback, 152 pages\u003cbr\u003eEnglish and Mandarin\u003cbr\u003e9798896400134\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiu Zhi’s Sino-Islamic Interpretation of the Five-Fold Path\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an English translation of Liu Zhi’s The Exposition of the Five Pillars of Islam, which remains the most influential Chinese-language Islamic work, regarded by Chinese Muslims (Islam arrived in China as early as 618 CE) as a fundamental textbook for learning and comprehending the divinely ordained duties of Islam. Liu Zhi (1660-1739), was a prominent Chinese Sunni Hanafi-Maturidi scholar of the Qing dynasty and a leading figure in the Han Kitab tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The Exposition of the Five Pillars of Islam” (Wugong Shiyi) by Liu Zhi is a profound treatise on the meaning of the Five Pillars of Islam (Shahada, Salah, Sawm, Zakat, and Hajj), framed within a metaphysical structure that draws on the language and lens of Chinese civilization and philosophy. The work provides both a theological and spiritual explanation of the Five Pillars as well as a moral framework that connects them to broader philosophical ideas about the nature of existence, ethics, and personal cultivation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBesides 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. Liu Zhi’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. The lens of Chinese civilization includes concepts derived from Taoism, Confucianism \u0026amp; Buddhism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fons Vitae","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42489252282403,"sku":"9798896400134","price":38.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/files\/DSC_9684_dffa681c-2d0b-4e83-aba5-691b2b7bfcf6.jpg?v=1781082603","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.com\/products\/the-harmonious-unity-liu-zhis-sino-islamic-interpretation-of-the-five-fold-path","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}