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Ibn Taymiyyah(born 1263, Harran, Mesopotamia—died Sept. 26, 1328, Cairo) Islamic theologian. He was educated in Damascus, where he joined the Pietist school. He sought to return Islam to a strict interpretation of its sources in the Qur'an and the sunnah, as well as to rid it of customs he considered contrary to the law, including the worship of saints. He was imprisoned repeatedly in Cairo after his outspoken criticisms offended religious authorities. He spent his last 15 years as a schoolmaster in Damascus, where he gathered many disciples. He died in prison. His writings are a major source of the Wahhabiyyah, a puritanical movement founded by Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Michot, "A Mamluk Theologian's Commentary on Avicennas Risala Adhawiyya, being a translation of a part of the Dar' al-Taarru of ibn Taymiyya, with introduction, annotation, and appendices" in two parts, in Journal of Islamic Studies, Vol. Some of them, like Taqi al-Din Ahmad Ibn Taymiyya (d. In contrast, the Arabs have regressed because they followed traditional thinkers, like al-Al-Ghazali, the Ash'arites and Ibn Taymiyya, whose thought and teachings augur backwardness and descent into the abyss. |
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