Ibn Taymiyyah

Summary

Ibn Taymiyyah is a human^[1]. Born in Harran^[2], he… he was born on January 22, 1263^[3]. He died in Damascus^[4]. He died on September 26, 1328^[5]. He worked as an Islamic jurist^[6], poet^[7], writer^[8], author^[9], and scholar^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,289 views/month, #6,466 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Ibn Taymiyyah was born in Harran^[2].
• Ibn Taymiyyah died in Damascus^[4].
• Ibn Taymiyyah was born on January 22, 1263^[3].
• Ibn Taymiyyah died on September 26, 1328^[5].
• Ibn Taymiyyah is buried at Sufism cemetery^[12].
• Ibn Taymiyyah's father was Shihab ad-Din ibn Taymiyyah^[13].
• Ibn Taymiyyah's mother was Sitt al-Ni'am bint Abd al-Rahman al-Harraniya^[14].
• Ibn Taymiyyah held citizenship in Mamluk Sultanate^[15].
• Ibn Taymiyyah's professions included Islamic jurist^[6].
• Ibn Taymiyyah's professions included poet^[7].
• Ibn Taymiyyah worked as a writer^[8].
• Ibn Taymiyyah's professions included author^[9].
• Ibn Taymiyyah's professions included scholar^[10].
• Ibn Taymiyyah worked as a muhaddith^[16].
• Ibn Taymiyyah's field of work was fiqh^[17].
• Ibn Taymiyyah's field of work was tafsir^[18].
• Ibn Taymiyyah's field of work was science of hadith^[19].
• Ibn Taymiyyah's field of work was politics^[20].
• Ibn Taymiyyah's field of work was sharia^[21].
• Ibn Taymiyyah's field of work was writer^[22].
• A notable student of Ibn Taymiyyah was Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya^[23].
• A notable student of Ibn Taymiyyah was Al-Dhahabi^[24].
• A notable student of Ibn Taymiyyah was Ibn Kathir^[25].
• A notable student of Ibn Taymiyyah was Ṣafadī, Khalīl ibn Aybak^[26].
• A notable student of Ibn Taymiyyah was Shihab al-Umari^[27].

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Origins and Family

Ibn Taymiyyah's place of birth was Harran^[2]. He was born on January 22, 1263^[3]. His father was Shihab ad-Din ibn Taymiyyah^[13]. His mother was Sitt al-Ni'am bint Abd al-Rahman al-Harraniya^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Islamic jurist^[6], poet^[7], writer^[8], author^[9], scholar^[10], and muhaddith^[16]. Fields of work include fiqh^[17], a field of study^[28]; tafsir^[18], a genre^[29]; science of hadith^[19], an academic discipline^[30]; politics^[20], an academic discipline^[31]; sharia^[21], a legal system^[32]; and writer^[22], a profession^[33]. Notable students include Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya^[23], a theologian^[34], 1292–1350^[35], specialised in science of hadith^[36]; Al-Dhahabi^[24], a muhaddith^[37], 1274–1348^[38], specialised in Islamic theology^[39]; Ibn Kathir^[25], a muhaddith^[40], 1301–1373^[41], specialised in history of Islam^[42]; Ṣafadī, Khalīl ibn Aybak^[26]; Shihab al-Umari^[27]; and Baʻlī, Muḥammad ibn ʻAlī^[43].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Mecmu-u Fetava^[44], a written work^[45]; Minhaj as-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah^[46], a written work^[47]; Al-Aqidah Al-Waasitiyyah^[48], a literary work^[49]; Naqḍ al-manṭiq^[50]; and al-Risālah al-ʻarshīyah^[51], a literary work^[52].

Personal Life

Ibn Taymiyyah's religion is recorded as Islam^[53].

Death and Burial

Ibn Taymiyyah died on September 26, 1328^[5]. He died in Damascus^[4]. Burial took place at Sufism cemetery^[12].

Why It Matters

Ibn Taymiyyah ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,289 views/month, #6,466 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] He is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

He has been cited as an influence by Sayyid Qutb^[56], a politician^[57], 1906–1966^[58], of Egypt^[59]; Muḥammad Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Albānī^[60], a writer^[61], 1914–1999^[62], of Syria^[63], awarded the King Faisal International Prize in Islamic Studies^[64], specialised in science of hadith^[65]; Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn^[66], an Islamic jurist^[67], 1929–2001^[68], of Saudi Arabia^[69], awarded the King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam^[70]; Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad^[71], an imam^[72], b. 1956^[73], of Iraq^[74]; Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri^[75], a muhaddith^[76], 1937–2017^[77], of India^[78]; and Imam Birgivi^[79], an ulema^[80], 1522–1573^[81], of Ottoman Empire^[82].

Works attributed to him include Al-Aqidah Al-Waasitiyyah^[83], a literary work^[84]; Al-Jawāb al-Ṣaḥīḥ li-man baddala dīn al-Masīh^[85], a literary work^[86]; As-Sarim al-Maslul 'ala Shatim ar-Rasul^[87]; Mecmu-u Fetava^[88]; Minhaj as-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah^[89]; and Al-Siyasat al-Shari'ah fi 'Islahul Raee wal-Raiyyah^[90].

FAQs

Where was Ibn Taymiyyah born?

Ibn Taymiyyah's place of birth was 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^[13]. Ibn Taymiyyah's mother was Sitt al-Ni'am bint Abd al-Rahman al-Harraniya^[14].

What did Ibn Taymiyyah do for work?

Ibn Taymiyyah worked as Islamic jurist^[6], poet^[7], writer^[8], author^[9], and scholar^[10].

Who did Ibn Taymiyyah influence?

Ibn Taymiyyah has been cited as an influence by Sayyid Qutb^[56], Muḥammad Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Albānī^[60], Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn^[66], and Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad^[71].