Ibn Qudamah
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 a Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, theologian, traditionist, and ascetic. Having authored many important treatises on Islamic jurisprudence and religious doctrine, including one of the standard works of Hanbali law, the revered al-Mughni, 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. 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. 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."
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A 2010 photograph of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, where Ibn Qudamah frequently taught and prayed | |
| Title | Shaykh of Islam, the Champion of the Hanbalis, the Great Master of Hanbali Law |
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| Born | January–February 1147 541 AH |
| Died | July 7, 1223 Shawwal 1, 620 AH (aged 79) |
| 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 |
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