Ibn Taymiyyah

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Ibn Taymiyyah was a medieval Sunni Muslim theologian, jurist, and reformer known for his rigorous traditionalism and lasting influence on later Islamic thought and movements.

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Ibn Taymiyyah canonical 11
Ibn Taymiyya 1
Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah 1

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instanceOf Hanbali scholar
Islamic reformer
Islamic scholar
Quran exegete
Sunni Muslim theologian
human
jurist
medieval scholar
muhaddith
advocated ijtihad over blind taqlid
literal affirmation of divine attributes without anthropomorphism
return to Quran and Sunnah
birthDate 1263
birthPlace Ayyubid dynasty
Harran
Upper Mesopotamia
burialPlace Damascus
Sufi cemetery of Damascus
causeOfImprisonment controversial religious opinions
criticized excessive Sufi practices
philosophical kalam
veneration of saints and tombs
deathDate 1328
deathPlace Damascus
Mamluk Sultanate
denomination Sunni Islam
era Mamluk Sultanate
surface form: Mamluk era
father Shihab al-Din Abd al-Halim ibn Taymiyyah
fullName Ibn Taymiyyah self-linksurface differs
surface form: Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah
givenName Ahmed
surface form: Ahmad
grandfather Majd al-Din ibn Taymiyyah
honorificTitle Taqi al-Din
influenced Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
modern Salafi movement
various Islamic revivalist movements
knownFor influence on later Islamic thought
polemics against certain Sufi doctrines
polemics against philosophers
rigorous traditionalism
language Arabic
legalSchool Hanbali school
surface form: Hanbali
madhhab Hanbali school
surface form: Hanbali
mainInterest Aqidah
Hadith studies
Islamic jurisprudence
Islamic reform
Islamic theology
Quranic exegesis
movement Athari creed
traditionalist theology
notableWork Al-Aqidah al-Hamawiyyah
Al-Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah
Al-Jawab al-Sahih li-man Baddala Din al-Masih
Al-Siyasah al-Shar‘iyyah
Dar Ta‘arud al-‘Aql wa al-Naql
Iqtida al-Sirat al-Mustaqim
Majmu al-Fatawa
Minhaj al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah
region Greater Syria
surface form: Syro-Egyptian region
religion Islam
schoolTradition Athari
student Al-Dhahabi
Ibn Kathir
Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah
viewOnMongols considered Mongol rulers non-legitimate if not ruling by Sharia
viewOnReason argued harmony of sound reason and authentic revelation
viewOnTheology rejected speculative kalam in favor of scripturalism
wasImprisoned Cairo
Damascus

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Hanbali school influentialScholar Ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn Hazm influenced Ibn Taymiyyah
Wahdat al-wujud criticizedBy Ibn Taymiyyah
this entity surface form: Ibn Taymiyya
Shaykh al-Islam hasNotableBearer Ibn Taymiyyah
Ahmad ibn Hanbal influenced Ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn Qudamah influenced Ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn Taymiyyah fullName Ibn Taymiyyah self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah teacher Ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah studentOf Ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali influencedBy Ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn Kathir influencedBy Ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn Kathir studentOf Ibn Taymiyyah