The Hundred-word Eulogy explained
The Hundred-word Eulogy is a 100-character praise of Islam and the Islamic prophet Muhammad written by the Hongwu Emperor of the Chinese Ming dynasty. Copies of it are on display in several mosques in Nanjing, China.[1]
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It was recorded that "His Majesty ordered to have mosques built in Xijing and Nanjing (the capital cities), and in southern Yunnan, Fujian and Guangdong. His Majesty also personally wrote baizizan (eulogy) in praise of the Prophet's virtues."[2]
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- Book: Cheng Ho and Islam in Southeast Asia. Tan Ta Sen, Dasheng Chen. 2000. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 170. 981-230-837-7. 2010-06-28.
- Book: The history of women's mosques in Chinese Islam: a mosque of their own. 2000. Maria Jaschok, Jingjun Shui. illustrated . Psychology Press. 77 . 0-7007-1302-6. For instance, in the early years of Emperor Hongwu's reign in the Ming dynasty ' His Majesty ordered to have mosques built in Xijing and Nanjing [the capital cities], and in southern Yunnan, Fujian and Guangdong. His Majesty also personally wrote baizizan ([eulogy]) in praise of the Prophet's virtues'. The Ming Emperor Xuanzong once issued imperial orders to build a mosque in Nanjing in response to Zheng He's request (Liu Zhi, 1984 reprint: 358–374). Mosques built by imperial decree raised the social position of Islam, and assistance from upper-class Muslims helped to sustain religious sites in certain areas.
