North Mountain Branch's Economy Study Of Jahriya (1889-1949)

When Saintly Linage was created in northwest China Islam, it broke the Dedium community's alienated situation, with the leadership of Sufi leader all Saintly linage began to re-organize religious resources, and formed some small religious groups, the group's operation must have a certain economic foundation for protection; or it would be difficult to survive. While the devotion of masses pious religious believers became the main source of income. With religious accumulated income, some of the Saintly linage converted these revenues into commercial capital and engaged in commercial activities, thereby made the Saint linage became an influential economic entities. The economic nature, characteristics and content of the economic entity of Saint Linage are different during different periods, and thus it has a necessary to research and analysis the economic phenomenon theoretically to find the nature and the social function of saintly linage in different periods. But there are few article to discuss this issue in academy.The article mainly discusses North Mountain branch of Jahriya Saintly Linage during the period between later Qing dynasty and Republican China. Began with Ma Ming xin's economic ideas and practice, focuses on the establishment of Tomb of Sufi saint in North Mountain, organized system, religious income, types of industry(including agriculture, commercial business, animal husbandry, forestry and so on), economic expenditure and consumption, reasons of economic development, social functions. Thus it can be concluded that: The form of Jahriya Saintly Linage system is the result of Hui people's economic development that propel social process, and necessary requirement of itself ,not the result of classical breakout of Hui community. to a certain extent, North Mountain branch's economy of Jahriya was one of the components of Zhang Jia chuan county's economy, it has important practical significance to maintain local social stability, national unity, economic development. At the same time, it fills the point blank of academic research on this issue, has an important academic values and theoretical significance.