Tag "Ibn Taymiyyah"

Hafiz Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya – A Master of Quranic Interpretation (Tafsir)
August 11, 2012 3 Comments Religion

Hafiz Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya – A Master of Quranic Interpretation (Tafsir)

One of the brightest stars among Muslim scholars and the most gifted disciple of Shaikh-ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, Shams Al-din Muhammad Ibn Abi Bakr, Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya was born in 1292 C.E. in a village near Damascus.   Information about his early childhood and education is scant except that he studied the basics of fiqh, hadith and other Islamic subjects from his father, who was the qayyim of Madrasa Al-Jawzziyah in Damascus.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah – Savior of the Islamic Creed
July 10, 2011 2 Comments Religion

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah – Savior of the Islamic Creed

“The one who is (truly) imprisoned is the one whose heart is imprisoned from Allah, and the captivated one is the one whose desires have enslaved him.” The world of Islam was besieged by numerous enemies and threats including the despotic rule of Tartars in various Muslim territories and their continuing invasions, the aggression of the crusaders, and Christian evangelical movement aimed at weakening the Muslims’ belief through theological and