Majd ad-Din ibn Taymiyya
Sunni Islamic scholar (1194–1255)
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Abu al-Barkat Majd al-Din ibn Taymiyya (Arabic: عبد السلام بن عبد الله بن الخضر بن محمد بن تيمية الحراني، أبو البركات مجد الدين) (1194 - 1255) was Muslim scholar muhaddith, traditionalist theologian, judge and Hanbali jurisconsult.[1] He was the father of Shihab al-Din Abd al-Halim ibn Taymiyya [ar] and the grandfather of Taqi al-Din Ahmad Ibn Taymiyya.
Majd al-Din ibn Taymiyya | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1194 Harran, Sultanate of Rum (modern-day Turkey) |
| Died | 1255 (aged 60–61) Damascus, Mamluk Sultanate (modern-day Syria) |
| Region | Islamic Golden Age |
| Main interest(s) | Hadith, Fiqh, Theology |
| Notable work(s) | Al-Muntaqa fi Ahadith al-Ahkam, Al-Muharrar fi al-Fiqh |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Hanbali |
| Creed | Athari |
| Muslim leader | |
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He was a reputable scholar of the Hanbali school of law.[2] He had a son: Shihab al-Din Abd al-Halim ibn Taymiyya [ar] (d. 1284) and an uncle: Fakhr al-Din ibn Taymiyya (d. 1225) [ar].
Biography
He was born in Harran in 590 AH. Harran was a city part of the Sultanate of Rum, now Harran is a small city on the border of Syria and Turkey, currently in Şanlıurfa province.[3] At the beginning of the Islamic period, Harran was located in the land of the Mudar tribe (Diyar Mudar).[4] Before its destruction by the Mongols, Harran was also well known since the early days of Islam for its Hanbali school and tradition,[5] to which Ibn Taymiyya's family belonged.[3]
He taught Hadith in the Levant, the Hijaz, and Iraq, and in addition to his country Harran in the Levant, he was a member of his time in the knowledge of the Hanbali school of thought. He was a disciple of ibn Gunaymah & Ibn Qudamah. He is known as ‘al-Majd’ in madhhab. In Hanbali fiqh, the designation ‘ash-Shaykhain” indicates to Imam ibn Qudamah and Imam Majd-ud-din Ibn Taymiyya.[6]
Books
His notable works includes:
1. An explanation of “al-Hidayah”
2. “Al-Muntaqa fi Ahadith Al-Ahkam” was explained by Al-Shawkani titled ‘Nayl al-Awtar’
3. “Al-Muharrar fi Al-Fiqh”, which is more important in terms of the Hanbali jurisprudence- explained by many scholars including his grandson Ibn Taymiyya- his explanation's title was ‘At-Taliq al-Mukarrar’, ibn Rajab and Ibn Abdul-Haq.[6][7]