Ibn Qudamah Philosopher

Imam Mawaffaq ad-Din Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi (Arabic ابن قدامة Ibn Qudamah) was a noted Hanbali ascetic, jurisconsult andtraditionalist theologian. He authored many treatises on jurisprudence and doctrine, including al-Mughni (the most widely known textbook of Hanbali fiqh) as well as Tahrim an-Nazar (Censure of Speculative Theology, criticism of Ibn Aqil's views.) He was a member of the school founded by Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and is considered, along with Ibn Taymiyyah, as one of the two most significant proponents of Hanbalism; in the modern era, adherents of the school often refer to the two as "the two sheikhs and Sheikh ul-Islam.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1147
Birth place
Palestine
Date of deathJuly 07, 1223
Place of death
Damascus

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Philosopher

influenced
Ibn Khaleel
influenced by
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
philosophical school
Hanbali

Ibn Qudamah on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.sunnahonline.com/ilm/seerah/0038.htm