Ibn Qudamah

Shaykh of Islam
Ibn Qudamah
ٱبْن قُدَامَة
Shaykh of Islam Ibn Qudamah; ٱبْن قُدَامَة
	A 2010 photograph of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, where Ibn Qudamah frequently taught and prayed
Title	Shaykh of Islam, Hero of the Hanbalis, the Great Master of Hanbali Law
Personal
Born	January–February 1147; 541 AH; Jamma'in, Nablus, Kingdom of Jerusalem , Palestine
Died	July 7, 1223; Shawwal 1, 620 AH (aged 79); Damascus, Ayyubid Levant, Syria
Resting place	Tomb of Imam Ibn Qudamah, Damascus, Syria
Religion	Islam
Region	Damascus, Syria
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanbali
Creed	Athari
Main interest(s)	Jurisprudence, creed
Notable work(s)	Al-Umdah, al-Muqni', al-Kafi, al-Mughni, al-Wasiyyah
Occupation	Scholar, jurist, theologian, traditionist, ascetic
Muslim leader
	Influenced by Ahmad ibn Hanbal, al-Barbahari, Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, Ibn al-Jawzi;
	Influenced Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn al-Qayyim, Ibn Rajab, virtually all later Hanbali scholars;

Ibn Qudāmah al-Maqdisī Muwaffaq ad-Dīn Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad (Arabic: ٱبْن قُدَامَة ٱلْمَقْدِسِي مُوَفَّق ٱلدِّين أَبُو مُحَمَّد عَبْد ٱللَّٰه بْن أَحْمَد بْن مُحَمَّد; 1147 - 7 July 1223), better known as Ibn Qudāmah (Arabic: ٱبْن قُدَامَة), was an Arab Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, theologian, traditionist, and ascetic^[4] from the Palestine region . Having authored many important treatises on Islamic jurisprudence and religious doctrine, including one of the standard works of Hanbali law, the revered al-Mughni,^[5] Ibn Qudamah is highly regarded in Sunni Islam for being one of the most notable and influential thinkers of the Hanbali school of orthodox Sunni jurisprudence.^[6] Within that school, he is one of the few thinkers to be given the honorific epithet of Shaykh of Islam, which is a prestigious title bestowed by Sunnis on some of the most important thinkers of their tradition.^[6] A proponent of the classical Sunni position of the "differences between the scholars being a mercy," Ibn Qudamah is famous for saying, "The consensus of the leaders of jurisprudence is an overwhelming proof, and their disagreement is a vast mercy."^[7]

^ A.C. Brown, Jonathan (2014). Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet's Legacy. Oneworld Publications. p. 63. ISBN 978-1780744209.
^ Halverson, Jeffry R. (2010). Theology and Creed in Sunni Islam: The Muslim Brotherhood, Ash'arism, and Political Sunnism. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 36.
^ Calder, Norman; Mojaddedi, Jawid; Rippin, Andrew (October 24, 2012). Classical Islam: A Sourcebook of Religious Literature. Routledge. p. 185. ISBN 978-1906884178.
^ Lewis, B.; Menage, V.L.; Pellat, Ch.; Schacht, J. (1986) [1st. pub. 1971]. Encyclopaedia of Islam. Vol. III (H-Iram) (New ed.). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. p. 842. ISBN 9004081186.
^ Al-A'zami, Muhammad Mustafa (2003). The History of the Qur'anic Text: From Revelation to Compilation: A Comparative Study with the Old and New Testaments. UK Islamic Academy. p. 188. ISBN 978-1872531656.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Makdisi - Ibn Ḳudāma al-Maḳdīsī was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Ibn Qudamah, Lam'ah al-I'tiqad, trans. G. F. Haddad

[jacb1-1] A.C. Brown, Jonathan (2014). Misquoting Muhammad: The Challenge and Choices of Interpreting the Prophet's Legacy. Oneworld Publications. p. 63. ISBN 978-1780744209.

[Halverson-36-2] Halverson, Jeffry R. (2010). Theology and Creed in Sunni Islam: The Muslim Brotherhood, Ash'arism, and Political Sunnism. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 36.

[Classical-3] Calder, Norman; Mojaddedi, Jawid; Rippin, Andrew (October 24, 2012). Classical Islam: A Sourcebook of Religious Literature. Routledge. p. 185. ISBN 978-1906884178.

[Lewis-4] Lewis, B.; Menage, V.L.; Pellat, Ch.; Schacht, J. (1986) [1st. pub. 1971]. Encyclopaedia of Islam. Vol. III (H-Iram) (New ed.). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. p. 842. ISBN 9004081186.

[Al-A'zami-5] Al-A'zami, Muhammad Mustafa (2003). The History of the Qur'anic Text: From Revelation to Compilation: A Comparative Study with the Old and New Testaments. UK Islamic Academy. p. 188. ISBN 978-1872531656.

[Makdisi_-_Ibn_Ḳudāma_al-Maḳdīsī-6] Cite error: The named reference Makdisi - Ibn Ḳudāma al-Maḳdīsī was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[7] Ibn Qudamah, Lam'ah al-I'tiqad, trans. G. F. Haddad

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