Hu Songshan

Hu Songshan (1880–1955), a Hui, was born in 1880, in Tongxin County, Ningxia, China. His Muslim name in Arabic was Sa'd al-Din (Arabic: سعد الدين Sa'd ad-Dīn; simplified Chinese: 赛尔敦丁; traditional Chinese: 賽爾敦丁; pinyin: sài ěr dūn dīng). Although he was born Sufi and turned Wahhabi, he changed his views and turned his back on Wahhabism after a Hajj to Mecca and later became an important imam, scripturalist, and leader of the Yihewani Muslim sect in China. He was influential and played an important role in Chinese Islam in this position as he propagated reformist doctrines in Ningxia in his later life. Hu also played a role in rallying Muslims against the Japanese invasion of China.

Imam Hu Songshan
虎嵩山阿訇
TitleAhong
Personal
Born1880
Tongxin County, Ningxia, Qing Dynasty
Died1955 (aged 74–75)
ReligionYihewani Hanafi Sunni islam
Senior posting
Based inNingxia, China
Period in office1927–1955
PostImam and scholar of the Yihewani, scripturalist, theologian.
Hu Songshan
Traditional Chinese虎嵩山
Simplified Chinese虎嵩山
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