OverviewA scholar known for teaching, religious debate and opinions on practical questions.CategoryScholarPeriodc. 1263 – 1328 CE
His workPeople asked him about worship, belief and daily decisions. Many of his answers were later collected in Majmu‘ al-Fatawa.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Ibn Taymiyyah
His place in historyHe spent much of his life in Damascus. His arguments influenced later scholars, although some of his views were strongly debated.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Ibn Taymiyyah
SourcesOriginal summaries of the cited sources. Qur’anic accounts, later traditions and historical estimates are distinguished; brief profiles do not settle scholarly disagreements.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Ibn Taymiyyah
