Background
In his childhood, he received instruction from his father, Liu Sanjie (劉三杰).
In his childhood, he received instruction from his father, Liu Sanjie (劉三杰).
At the age of 12, he studied scriptures with Yuan Ruqi (袁汝契) at the Garden of Military Studies Mosque in Nanjing, (which no longer exists).
He was from Nanjing. In his later years, he resided at his studio, Saoyelou ("House of Sweeping Leaves"), at Qingliangshan in Nanjing. He also wrote several works on Islam in 1674, 1710, and 1721.