Mobility and Versatility of the ʿulamāʾ in the Mamluk Period: The Case of Ibn Taymiyya

2021 ◽  
pp. 98-130
Keyword(s):  
Ibn Taymiyya ◽  
Mamluk Period

SIGNS AS EVIDENCE: THE DOCTRINE OF IBN TAYMIYYA (1263-1328) AND IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYA (D. 1351) ON PROOF

2002 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baber Johansen
Keyword(s):  
Legal Development ◽  
Ibn Taymiyya ◽  
Mamluk Period ◽  
Open Question

AbstractThe fiqh doctrine on evidence, proof and procedure underwent important changes during the Mamluk period. By rationalizing the concept of proof and evidence, authors such as Ibn Taymiyya, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya and Ibn Farhūn gave a new impetus to the doctrine of siyāsa shar'iyya and defined the court procedure in such a way as to legalize judicial torture. Whether this development was in any way linked to the legal development that brought about the same results in Europe during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries remains an open question.

The Sanctity of the City of ‘Asqalan in the ‘Merits Literature’ of Palestine: An Examination of Mamluk and Ottoman Sources

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghaleb Anabseh
Keyword(s):  
Holy Land ◽  
Political Perspective ◽  
Ibn Taymiyya ◽  
Sunni Islam ◽  
Mamluk Period ◽  
The City ◽  
Local Nature

The purpose of this study is to analyse the sanctity of the Palestine city of ‘Asqalan through manuscript sources from Mamluk and Ottoman times, mainly from a religious and political perspective, in light of the struggle between Muslims and Crusaders. Relevant traditions are often of a local nature, expressing concepts completely at odds with normative Islamic practice and belief. No separate compositions have been compiled about ‘Asqalan, in contrast to Jerusalem and Damascus, for example. Pilgrimage to the city was frowned upon by the Hanbali school of jurisprudence within Sunni Islam, represented by Ibn Taymiyya in the Mamluk period. Relevant traditions deal with war against the infidels, the city's cemetery, the city as gateway to Paradise, and more. For this study I have used the relevant traditions in the genre known as ‘Merits of the Holy Land’, in Arabic from Mamluk and Ottoman times. These traditions reflect the sanctity of ‘Asqalan; some have ancient Islamic roots, and others appeared later. The traditions in question, whenever they were first formulated, show the importance of the city for Muslim writers.

The Philological Endeavours of the Early Arabic Linguists: Theological Implications of the tawqīf-iṡṫilāh Antithesis and the majāz Controversy (Part II)

2000 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Shah
Keyword(s):  
Figurative Language ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Metaphorical Language ◽  
Islamic Tradition ◽  
Religious Significance ◽  
Origin Of Language ◽  
Ibn Taymiyya ◽  
The Aesthetic

The concluding part of the article pursues the theoretical arguments which relate to the tawqīf-işṭilāḥ debate on the origin of language and the intricate link with the concept of majāz. The article attempts to show how the question of the origin of language was imported into the controversy relating to the resort to metaphor and figurative language in the exegesis of the Qur'an and Prophetic dicta. Moreover, there was concern in some quarters that religious doctrines were being articulated through a veneer of metaphorical language. Some theologians had, in presenting a hypothesis for the existence of tropical expressions in the idiom of Arabic, referred to the concept of işṭilāḥ to justify their arguments, whilst tawqīf al-lugha was adduced to counter such reasoning. The religious significance of the issue is highlighted by Ibn Taymiyya who advances the thesis that the evolved concept of majāz was expressly formulated at a posterior juncture in the development of the Islamic tradition. He vociferously argues that a developed concept of majāz was insidiously exploited by those with preconceived theological motives. The article shows why Ibn Taymiyya had to discard the perceived sacrosanct doctrine of tawqīfal-lugha in order to refute theoretically the concept of majāz. This also meant that for scholars of the same view as Ibn Taymiyya, the aesthetic features associated with the device of majāz were summarily disregarded. Nevertheless, a concept of majāz was explicitly endorsed as an indisputable feature of the Arabic language by a majority of scholars.

Aspects de l’argumentation élaborée par Taqī l-Dīn Aḥmad b. Taymiyya (m. 728/1328) dans son livre du Rejet de la contradiction entre raison et Écriture (Darʾ taʿāruḍ al-ʿaql wa-l-naql)

Arabica ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 61 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Nadjet Zouggar
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Ibn Taymiyya

Résumé Le présent article s’intéresse à des aspects de l’argumentation élaborée par le théologien juriste ḥanbalite Taqī l-Dīn Aḥmad b. Taymiyya (m. 728/1328) dans son traité sur le Rejet de la contradiction entre raison et Écriture (Darʾ taʿāruḍ al-ʿaql wa-l-naql), un livre dans lequel l’auteur se donne pour but de réfuter la théorie herméneutique rationaliste enseignée par les plus grandes figures de la théologie spéculative sunnite. Sur les quarante-quatre réponses ou cas (wuǧūh) qui composent l’ouvrage, nous analysons les cinq premiers. Notre objectif est de faire connaître les prémisses de la dialectique élaborée par Ibn Taymiyya dans cet ouvrage majeur.

scholarly journals ABOUT MEDIEVAL EGYPTIAN HISTORIANS

2020 ◽  
pp. 46-55
Author(s):  
ZUKHRA ARIPOVA
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
The Political ◽  
Ibn Khaldun ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
History Of ◽  
Extensive Information ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Mamluk Period ◽  
Historical Methods

This article is dedicated to the life and work of historians of the Mamluk period (1250-1517) in Egypt and the rich heritage left by them. In the XIII-XV centuries, Egypt had a special place among the countries of the Middle East due to the activities of the Mamluks. The prestige of the Mamluk sultans increased due to their victories in the fght against the Crusaders and the Mongols in the Middle East. The establishment of Mamluk rule in the history of Egypt, the growth of the superiority of military Mamluks in the country, the rise of the Bakhrit Mamluk sultans (1250-1382) and the political processes of the Burjit (Circassian) Mamluk period (1282-1517) are of particular interest for s this study. This article provides extensive information on the activities and works of medieval historians such as Abu alMahasin, Ibn Daud Al-Sayraf, Abd Ar-Rahman As-Sahawi, Jalal ad-Din As-Suyuti, Ibn Iyas Muhammad ibn Ahmad and Ibn Zanbal Ar-Rummal, Ali ibn Ahmad Ibn al-Asir, Abd Ar-Rahman Ibn Khaldun, al-Umari, Shahab ad-din alKalkashandi, Taki ad-din Al-Makrizi, Az-Zahiri, Khalil ibn Shahin. Relevance: After Uzbekistan gained independence, orientalists have new opportunities to search, study and disseminate information about Islam and the history of Islam among the general public. When studying the period of the history of the Mamluks in Egypt, many aspects of the history of Mavaraunnahr of that time are also revealed. Studying the primary sources containing information on this topic makes it possible to objectively evaluate the political, social and economic processes of this period. Methods. The article uses generally accepted historical methods based on the principles of historicity, structurality and objectivity. Conclusions: Also, it must be pointed out that objective coverage of the history of this period, in addition to the historical works of the above authors of the 13th-15th centuries, is facilitated by the study of various scientifc treatises, commentaries, shortened versions of works (almukhtasar), dictionaries, prose and poetic works.

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