Imam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah

Name and Lineage

Imam Ibn al-Qayyim: He is Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ibn Ayyub al-Zura’i al-Dimashqi, Abu Abdillah, known as Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah.

He was given the title “Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya” (Son of the Superintendent of al-Jawziyyah) in reference to his father, Shaykh Abu Bakr ibn Ayyub, who was the superintendent (qayyim) and director of the al-Jawziyyah School in Damascus. His offspring and descendants became famously known by this title, with each of them being referred to as “Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah.”

  • Al-Jawziyya: It is the school established by Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Ali al-Jawzi (may Allah have mercy on him), who passed away in the year 656 AH.

Birth of Ibn al-Qayyim

Ibn al-Qayyim was born on the 7th day of Safar in the year 691 AH in the village of Zura’—one of the villages of Hauran, located 55 miles from Damascus. He later traveled to Damascus and studied there. (Source: Dhayl Tabaqat al-Hanabila by Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali, Vol. 2/170; Al-Badr al-Tali’ by al-Shawkani, Vol. 2, p. 143)*

Teachers of Imam Ibn al-Qayyim

1. His Teachers in Hadith:

  • Al-Shihab al-‘Abir: Ahmad ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd al-Mun’im, al-Hanbali, Abu al-Abbas, the dream interpreter.
  • Ibn Maktum: Isma’il ibn Yusuf ibn Maktum, al-Shafi’i, the Quran reciter, narrator, and centenarian scholar.
  • Ayyub ibn Ni’mah ibn Muhammad: Zayn al-Din Abu al-‘Ala’, al-Maqdisi, then al-Dimashqi, the ophthalmologist (al-Kahhal).
  • Ibn Abd al-Da’im: Abu Bakr ibn Ahmad ibn Abd al-Da’im ibn Ni’mah, al-Maqdisi, the centenarian scholar, narrator of the Levant (Musnid al-Sham).
  • Al-Hakim: Sulayman ibn Hamzah, Abu al-Fadl, al-Maqdisi, al-Hanbali, judge in Damascus.
  • Ala’ al-Din al-Kindi al-Wada’i: Ali ibn Muzaffar ibn Ibrahim, Abu al-Hasan, al-Kindi, al-Iskandari.
  • Isa al-Mut’im: Sharaf al-Din, Isa ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Maqdisi, the premier narrator of his time.
  • Al-Baha’ ibn ‘Asakir: Al-Qasim ibn Muzaffar ibn Hibat Allah ibn ‘Asakir, the dream interpreter and physician.
  • Judge Badr al-Din ibn Jama’ah: Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Sa’d Allah ibn Jama’ah.
  • Muhammad ibn Abi al-Fath ibn Abi Sahl al-Ba’labakki: al-Hanbali, Shams al-Din, Abu Abdillah, the Imam, the prominent scholar, Hadith scholar.
  • Ibn al-Shirazi: Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Hibat Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Bundar.
  • Al-Mizzi: Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Yusuf, al-Dimashqi, al-Shafi’i, the Imam, the prominent scholar, the Hadith master (al-Hafiz), Hadith scholar of the Levant.

2. His Teachers in Arabic Language:

  • Muhammad ibn Abi al-Fath al-Ba’labakki.
  • Majd al-Din al-Tunisi: Abu Bakr ibn al-Qasim, resident of Damascus, master of recitation and grammar.

3. His Teachers in Jurisprudence (Fiqh):

Imam Ibn al-Qayyim studied jurisprudence under a group of the eminent scholars of his time, including:

  • Shaykh al-Islam Ahmad ibn Abd al-Halim ibn Abd al-Salam ibn Taymiyyah.
  • Al-Majd al-Harrani: Isma’il ibn Muhammad ibn Isma’il, Abu Mahmud, al-Harrani, al-Farra’, al-Hanbali.
  • Sharaf al-Din ibn Taymiyyah: Abdullah ibn Abd al-Halim ibn Taymiyyah, the brother of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah.

4. His Teacher in Inheritance Law (Al-Fara’id):

  • His Father: Abu Bakr ibn Ayyub, superintendent (qayyim) of al-Jawziyya.

5. His Teachers in Principles of Jurisprudence (Usul al-Fiqh):

  • Safi al-Din al-Hindi: Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahim ibn Muhammad, al-Shafi’i, the prominent scholar and legal theorist (al-Usuli).
  • Ibn Sayyid al-Nas: Muhammad ibn Muhammad Ahmad ibn Abdullah ibn Yahya.
  • Ibn al-Zamlakani: Kamal al-Din ibn Ali ibn Abd al-Wahid, leader of the Shafi’is in the Levant and elsewhere.
  • Ibn Muflih: Muhammad ibn Muflih, al-Maqdisi, al-Hanbali, Abu Abdillah, one of the great Imams.
  • Fatima bint Ibrahim ibn Mahmud ibn Jawhar: al-Bata’ihi, al-Ba’labakki, Umm Muhammad. (Source: Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Jamal Muhammad al-Sayyid, Vol. 1, pp. 146–174)

Students of Ibn al-Qayyim

  • His son: Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr.
  • His son: Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr.
  • Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir: Isma’il ibn Umar ibn Kathir.
  • Al-Safadi: Khalil ibn Aybak ibn Abdullah al-Safadi.
  • Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali: Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad ibn Rajab al-Hanbali.
  • Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abdullah al-Kinani: Quran reciter, al-Hanbali.
  • Al-Subki: Ali ibn Abd al-Kafi ibn Ali ibn Tammam ibn Yusuf.
  • Ibn Abd al-Hadi: Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Qudamah, al-Maqdisi, al-Hanbali.
  • Muhammad ibn Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din ibn Uthman: al-Nabulsi.
  • Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Khidr: al-Zubayri, al-Shafi’i.
  • Al-Muqri: Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Qurashi, al-Muqri, al-Tilimsani.
  • Al-Firuzabadi: Muhammad ibn Ya’qub ibn Muhammad, Abu al-Tahir, al-Shafi’i. (Source: Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Jamal Muhammad al-Sayyid, Vol. 1, pp. 192–200)

Works of Imam Ibn al-Qayyim

Imam Ibn al-Qayyim authored more than sixty books across various disciplines of Islamic law. Here are some of his works:

  • Ijtima’ al-Juyush al-Islamiyyah ‘ala Ghazw al-Mu’attilah wa al-Jahmiyyah
  • Ahkam Ahl al-Dhimmah
  • I’lam al-Muwaqqi’in ‘an Rabb al-‘Alamin
  • Ighathat al-Lahfan min Masa’id al-Shaytan
  • Bada’i’ al-Fawa’id
  • Tuhfat al-Mawdud bi-Ahkam al-Mawlud
  • Tahdhib Mukhtasar Sunan Abi Dawud
  • Al-Jawab al-Kafi (also known as Al-Da’ wa al-Dawa’)
  • Jala’ al-Afham
  • Hadi al-Arwah
  • Hukm Tarik al-Salah
  • Al-Risalah al-Tabukiyyah
  • Rawdat al-Muhibbin wa Nuzhat al-Mushtaqin
  • Al-Ruh
  • Zad al-Ma’ad fi Hadi Khayr al-‘Ibad
  • Shifa’ al-‘Alil
  • Al-Sawa’iq al-Mursalah ‘ala al-Jahmiyyah wa al-Mu’attilah
  • Tariq al-Hijratayn wa Bab al-Sa’adatayn
  • Al-Turuq al-Hukmiyyah fi al-Siyasah al-Shar’iyyah
  • ‘Uddat al-Sabirin wa Dhakhirat al-Shakirin
  • Al-Furusiyyah
  • Al-Fawa’id
  • Al-Qasidah al-Kafiyah al-Shafiyah
  • Al-Kalam ‘ala Mas’alat al-Sama’
  • Madarij al-Salikin
  • Miftah Dar al-Sa’adah
  • Al-Manar al-Munif fi al-Sahih wa al-Da’if
  • Hidayat al-Hayara
  • Al-Wabil al-Sayyib min al-Kalim al-Tayyib
  • Al-Amthal fi al-Qur’an
  • Sifat al-Munafiqin
  • Al-Tibyan fi Aqsam al-Qur’an (Source: Dhayl Tabaqat al-Hanabila by Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali, Vol. 5/170)

Death of Imam Ibn al-Qayyim

Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) passed away on Thursday night, the 13th of Rajab, at the time of the call to the Isha prayer. Funeral prayers were performed for him the following day after the Dhuhr prayer at the Umayyad Mosque. His funeral was deeply attended; it was witnessed by judges, notables, the righteous, and people from all walks of life. The crowds surged to carry his bier, and he was buried alongside his mother at the Bab al-Saghir Cemetery. (Source: Al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah by Ibn Kathir, Vol. 18/523)