Hongwu Emperor

The Hongwu Emperor (21 October 1328 – 24 June 1398) Zhu Yuanzhang (Traditional Chinese: 朱元璋; Wade-Giles: Chu Yuan-chang), was the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1368 to 1398.

Quotes

 * The universe began with the heavenly tablet recording his name.
 * The religion-delivering great sage, born in the western realm.
 * Conferring and receiving heavenly scripture in thirty parts, universally transforming all created beings.
 * Master of the trillion rulers, leader of the ten thousand sages.
 * Assisted by destiny, protector of the community. In each of the five prayers, he silently supplicates for their total well-being.
 * His intention is that Allah should remember the needy. Deliver them from tribulations to safety, Knower of the unseen.
 * Exalted above every soul and spirit, free from any blameworthy deeds.
 * A mercy to all of the worlds, whose path is preeminent for all time.
 * Renounce spiritual ignorance; return to The One – that is the religion called Islam.
 * Muhammad is the most noble sage.
 * , from Praising the Prophet Muhammad in Chinese, translated by Brendon Newlon, The Matheson Trust, p. 3.

Quotes about Zhu Yuanzhang

 * Seldom has the course of Chinese history been influenced by a single personality as much as it was by the founder of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang.
 * Patricia Buckley Ebrey, Cambridge Illustrated History of China, p. 190