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Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah

1292–1350 • Damascus • Hanbali • Athari

Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (691–751 AH / 1292–1350) was the closest student of Ibn Taymiyyah. He wrote on creed, fiqh, hadith, and the diseases of the heart.

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About the Shaykh

Born1292
Died1350
PlaceDamascus
MadhhabHanbali
Scholar ofʿAqeedah, Fiqh, Daʿwah & advice, Usul
CreedAthari

HanbaliʿAqeedahFiqhDaʿwah & adviceUsul

Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (691–751 AH / 1292–1350) was the closest student of Ibn Taymiyyah. He wrote on creed, fiqh, hadith, and the diseases of the heart.

Zad al-Ma'ad, I'lam al-Muwaqqi'in, Madarij al-Salikin, and al-Kafiyah al-Shafiyah (al-Nuniyyah) are still taught in Salafi circles. He affirmed the attributes upon the Athari way and wrote at length on Tawhid al-ibadah.

Legacy

The student who wrote the teacher’s way in a form later generations could teach: law, creed, and suluk without Sufi excess or kalam.

Areas of knowledge

ʿAqeedahCreed on Allah’s names and attributes, and the way of Ahl al-Sunnah.
FiqhWorship and daily rulings taught from the school listed for this scholar, with the evidence made plain.
Daʿwah & adviceCounsel on sincerity, manners, and living with knowledge.
UsulHow rulings are drawn from the Book, the Sunnah, and the speech of the scholars.

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ز Book Zad al-Ma'ad م Book Madarij al-Salikin إ Book I'lam al-Muwaqqi'in