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Ibn Taymiyya

Type Figure Region Syria Time 1263–1328 Also known as Ibn Taymiyya、Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn Taymiyya、塔基丁·艾哈迈德·伊本·泰米叶

Ibn Taymiyya (1263–1328) was a Hanbali jurist, theologian, and public debater from Damascus who emphasized returning to the Quran and hadith and crit…

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  1. 1301–1310Damascus · SyriaFrom 1301 to 1310 Ibn Taymiyya continuously taught at the Umayyad Mosque and elsewhere in Damascus, writing extensively on jurisprudence, creed, and public ethics. He opposed certain Sufi practices and philosophical speculation, and took a firm religious-political stance on the presence of Mongol forces and Christian communities in Syria at the time, provoking sustained controversy among scholars and authorities.

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