Ma Jinpeng (1913–2001), courtesy name Zhicheng, was a professor of Arabic at Peking University, a renowned scholar, and a translator.

Ma Jinpeng was born on June 2, 1913, in Jinan, Shandong Province. From a young age, he studied Islamic scriptures and later attended Jinan Public Fifth Elementary School. In 1931, he graduated from Chengda Normal School. From 1932 to 1936, he studied and graduated from the Faculty of Arts at Al-Azhar University in Egypt. From 1937 to 1949, he taught Arabic at the National Chengda Normal School. From June 1950 to June 1953, he served as the imam of the Fuyou Road Mosque in Shanghai. In July 1953, Ma Jinpeng accepted an appointment from Peking University President Ma Yinchu to teach Arabic at Peking University, returning to his beloved teaching profession. At this prestigious institution, the rich academic atmosphere and the extensive library collections were a treasure trove for Ma Jinpeng. While fulfilling his teaching duties, he immersed himself in books, continuously enriching himself and laying a solid foundation for his later academic achievements. Throughout his life, Ma Jinpeng lived a simple and frugal life, always maintaining the integrity of a Muslim scholar.

Ma Jinpeng was diligent throughout his life, and his translations and writings spanned multiple fields, including grammar, religion, and literature. The publication of his translation of The Travels of Ibn Battuta provided valuable materials for the study of Sino-Western communication history and also promoted friendship between China and Morocco. In his later years, despite his frail health, Ma Jinpeng spent nearly a decade translating and publishing The Annotated Translation of the Quran. His translation of The Biography of Abu Hanifa, completed during his lifetime, was published fifteen years after his passing.