Ma Zhu (馬注, b. 1050/1640, d. after 1122/1710) was a Chinese Islamic scholar of Hui ethnicity who lived during the late Ming and early Qing eras. He is renowned for his interpretations of Islamic teachings through Confucian concepts and is regarded as one of the initiators of the Sino-Islamic intellectual tradition. His courtesy name (a name bestowed upon an adult Chinese male in lieu of his given name for use in formal settings) was Wenbing, and he also went by the pseudonym Zhongxiu. His Arabic name was