Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

ابن قيم الجوزية (Known as "Ibn al-Qayyim")

Theologian, Hanbali Jurist, Spiritual Master, Author

Born 29 January 1292

Damascus, Syria

Passed Away 15 September 1350 Damascus, Syria

Lifespan 58 years old

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"The heart is like a bird: love is its head, and fear and hope are its two wings; when the head is severed, the bird dies."

Archival Overview

Eminent 14th-century Damascene jurist and spiritual psychologist, author of 'Madarij al-Salikin' and 'Zad al-Ma'ad'.

Biographical Record

Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, universally known as Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, was born in Damascus and became the closest disciple and intellectual heir of Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah, enduring imprisonment alongside him in the Citadel of Damascus for his independent legal positions.

Ibn al-Qayyim combined rigorous Hanbali legal analysis with profound spiritual psychology. His masterpiece Madarij al-Salikin (Ranks of the Seekers) provides a systematic psychological map of the human soul's ascent toward divine love and moral purification. His works on prophetic medicine and legal reform (I'lam al-Muwaqqi'in) remain pillars of Islamic ethical philosophy.

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Final Resting Place

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Bab al-Saghir Cemetery
Damascus, Syria

                         GPS: 33.5040, 36.3050                    

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