RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

1292 - 1350

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Shams ad-Dīn Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr ibn Ayyūb az-Zurʿī d-Dimashqī l-Ḥanbalī (29 January 1292–15 September 1350 CE / 691 AH–751 AH), commonly known as Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya ("The son of the principal of [the school of] Jawziyyah") or Ibn al-Qayyim ("Son of the principal"; ابن القيّم) for short, or reverentially as Imam Ibn al-Qayyim in Sunni tradition, was an important medieval Islamic jurisconsult, theologian, and spiritual writer. Belonging to the Hanbali school of Salafi, of which he is regarded as "one of the most important thinkers," Ibn al-Qayyim was also the foremost disciple and student of Ibn Taymiyya, with whom he was imprisoned in 1326 for dissenting against established tradition during Ibn Taymiyya's famous incarceration in the Citadel of Damascus. Of humble origin, Ibn al-Qayyim's father was the principal (qayyim) of the School of Jawziyya, which also served as a court of law for the Hanbali judge of Damascus during the time period. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya has received more than 728,384 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya is the 491st most popular religious figure (up from 604th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Syria (up from 24th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Syrian Religious Figure.

Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya is most famous for his book al-Wabil al-Sayyib min al-Kalim al-Tayyib. The book is a commentary on the famous work by the scholar Imam Al-Ghazali, Ihya Ulum al-Din.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya ranks 491 out of 3,187Before him are Pope Caius, Adalbert of Prague, Rabbi Akiva, Denis, Charles de Foucauld, and Christina of Bolsena. After him are Hannah, Baal Shem Tov, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Devadatta, Dorothea of Caesarea, and Hasan al-Askari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1292, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya ranks 2Before him is John VI Kantakouzenos. After him are Joan II, Countess of Burgundy, Elizabeth of Bohemia, Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia, and Elisenda of Montcada. Among people deceased in 1350, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya ranks 2Before him is Philip VI of France. After him are Alfonso XI of Castile, Namdev, Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy, Cápac Yupanqui, Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi, Yoshida Kenkō, Juan Ruiz, Johannes de Muris, and Dafydd ap Gwilym.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya ranks 19 out of 210Before him are Pope Anicetus (70), Muawiya II (661), Marwan II (688), Julia Domna (160), Al-Nawawi (1233), and Al-Maʿarri (973). After him are Izz ad-Din al-Qassam (1882), John Climacus (579), Iamblichus (245), Aemilius Papinianus (142), Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691), and Al-Adil I (1145).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Syria

Among religious figures born in Syria, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya ranks 3Before him are Pope Gregory III (700), and Pope Anicetus (70). After him are John Climacus (579), Romanos the Melodist (490), Émile Benveniste (1902), Ananias of Damascus (100), Maron (301), Apollinaris of Laodicea (310), Sophronius of Jerusalem (560), Ibn Asakir (1105), and Gregory III Laham (1933).