Ibn al-Jawzi

ابن الجوزي (Known as "Ibn al-Jawzi")

Hanbali Polymath, Preacher, Historian, Jurist

Born 1116

Baghdad, Iraq

Passed Away 16 June 1201 Baghdad, Iraq

Lifespan 85 years old

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"Time is the most precious treasure; whoever squanders his moments squanders his very life."

Archival Overview

Prolific 12th-century Baghdad scholar, orator, and polymath whose sermons drew tens of thousands and who authored over three hundred works.

Biographical Record

Abu al-Faraj Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Jawzi was one of the most prolific scholars in the entire history of Islamic thought. Based in Baghdad, he was celebrated as an orator whose Friday assemblies in the caliphal palace were attended by caliphs, grand viziers, and crowds numbering up to fifty thousand listeners.

Ibn al-Jawzi authored monumental works across history (Al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa-al-Umam), medical ethics, social critique, and theology. His influential critical treatise Talbis Iblis (The Devil's Deception) analyzed the moral, intellectual, and psychological pitfalls encountered by scholars, ascetics, and politicians, urging uncompromising adherence to ethical reason.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Bab Harb Cemetery
Baghdad, Iraq

                         GPS: 33.3650, 44.3510                    

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