Khufiyya

[4] In addition, the doctrines of Khufiyya are influenced by a Confucian approach to expounding Muslim sacred texts known as Yiru Quanjing (Chinese: 以儒詮經).

[5][6] The origin of Khufiyya can be traced to the Naqshbandis of Central Asia, a Sunni spiritual order of Sufism, which in turn has its roots in Sham.

[8] Khufiyya in China was pioneered by a Ming dynasty mufti from Lintao County named Ma Shouzhen (馬守貞).

In his youth, he was mentored by the Miskiya missionary Afaq Khoja, who visited Hezhou in 1672[9][10] and greatly contributed to the dissemination of Sufism in China.

Ma Mingxing opposed and criticized Khufiyyan menhuan's hereditary lineage and attracted followers from Gansu, Ningxia, and Qinghai.

The state-imposed ban on religion was lifted after 3rd plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

[18] In contemporary China, followers of Khufiyya live mainly in Linxia, Tianshui and Lanzhou of Gansu province.

[19] Like other Sufi orders, Khufiyya is characterized by the veneration of Muslim saints, the search for enlightenment, and dhikr (quiet repetition of devotional phrases or prayers).