Ibn Taymiyyah
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Summary
Ibn Taymiyyah was born on January 22, 1263[1], in Harran[2]. He died on September 26, 1328[3], in Damascus[4]. He worked as an Islamic jurist[5], poet[6], writer[7], author[8], and scholar[9]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,110 views/month, #6,466 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: 1263[11]
- Date of death: 1328[12]
- Place of burial: Sufism cemetery[13]
- Father: Shihab ad-Din ibn Taymiyyah[14]
- Mother: Sitt al-Ni'am bint Abd al-Rahman al-Harraniya[15]
- Country of citizenship: Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo[16]
- Occupation: muhaddith[17], Islamic theologian[18], legal scholar[19], Qur'anic exegete[20], teacher[21]
- Field of work: fiqh[22], tafsir[23], science of hadith[24], politics[25], sharia[26], writer[27], author[28], muhaddith[29]
- Student: Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya[30], Al-Dhahabi[31], Ibn Kathir[32], Ṣafadī, Khalīl ibn Aybak[33], Shihab al-Umari[34], Baʻlī, Muḥammad ibn ʻAlī[35], أبو حفص البزار[36]
- Notable work: Mecmu-u Fetava[37], Minhaj as-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah[38], Al-Aqidah Al-Waasitiyyah[39], Naqḍ al-manṭiq[40], al-Risālah al-ʻarshīyah[41], بيان تلبيس الجهمية[42], Ar-Raddu ʿAlā Man Qāla Bi-Fanāʾi l-Jannati Wa-n-Nār[43]
- Religion or worldview: Islam[44]
- Influenced by: Abdul Qadir Gilani[45]
- Sex or gender: male[46]
- Commons category: Ibn Taymiyyah[47]
- Honorific prefix: Sheikh-ul-Islam[48]
- Residence: Harran[49], Damascus[50], Cairo Citadel[51]
- Participated in conflict: Mongol invasions of the Levant[52], Battle of Marj al-Saffar[53], Siege of Acre[54]
- Given name: Ahmad[55]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ibn Taymiyyah[56]
- Work location: Damascus[57], Cairo[58]
- Honorific suffix: rahimahullah[59]
Why It Matters
Ibn Taymiyyah has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] He is known by 96 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
He has been cited as an influence by Sayyid Qutb[62], a politician[63], 1906–1966[64], of Egypt[65]; Muḥammad Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Albānī[66], a writer[67], 1914–1999[68], of Syria[69], awarded the King Faisal International Prize in Islamic Studies[70], specialised in science of hadith[71]; Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn[72], an Islamic jurist[73], 1929–2001[74], of Saudi Arabia[75], awarded the King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam[76]; Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad[77], an imam[78], b. 1956[79], of Iraq[80]; Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri[81], a muhaddith[82], 1937–2017[83], of India[84]; and Imam Birgivi[85], an ulema[86], 1522–1573[87], of Ottoman Empire[88].
Works attributed to him include Al-Aqidah Al-Waasitiyyah[89], a literary work[90]; Al-Jawāb al-Ṣaḥīḥ li-man baddala dīn al-Masīh[91], a literary work[92]; As-Sarim al-Maslul 'ala Shatim ar-Rasul[93]; Mecmu-u Fetava[94]; Minhaj as-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah[95]; and Al-Siyasat al-Shari'ah fi 'Islahul Raee wal-Raiyyah[96].
FAQs
Where was Ibn Taymiyyah born?
Ibn Taymiyyah was born in Harran[2].
Where did Ibn Taymiyyah die?
Ibn Taymiyyah died in Damascus[4].
Who were Ibn Taymiyyah's parents?
Ibn Taymiyyah's father was Shihab ad-Din ibn Taymiyyah[14]. Ibn Taymiyyah's mother was Sitt al-Ni'am bint Abd al-Rahman al-Harraniya[15].
What did Ibn Taymiyyah do for work?
Ibn Taymiyyah worked as an Islamic jurist[5], poet[6], writer[7], author[8], and scholar[9].
Who did Ibn Taymiyyah influence?
Ibn Taymiyyah has been cited as an influence by Sayyid Qutb[62], Muḥammad Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Albānī[66], Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn[72], and Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad[77].