86 results for “damascus”
... The victory opened the way for the subsequent conquests of Damascus, Jerusalem, and all of the Levant.
The siege of Damascus lasted several months as Muslim forces under Khalid ibn al-...
...ers who simultaneously attempted to assassinate Muawiyah in Damascus and Amr ibn al-As in Egypt — both failed. Ali survived two ...
...Caliphate in 41 AH. Muawiyah moved the capital from Kufa to Damascus, establishing Syria as the political and military heartland...
...ostration according to some accounts. His head was taken to Damascus and presented to Yazid. The women and children were taken c...
...nce in Jabiya, Golan. The Battle of Marj Rahit, fought near Damascus in 65 AH, was the decisive confrontation between the Qaysi ...
...ernor of Khurasan, Nasr ibn Sayyar, appealed desperately to Damascus but received inadequate support. Within two years the revol...
...mily they could locate. The tombs of the Umayyad caliphs in Damascus were reportedly opened and desecrated. The scale of the mas...
...ck of Baghdad. Growing up as a refugee whose family fled to Damascus, he would become one of the most consequential Islamic scho...
...usayn (Zayn al-Abidin), were taken captive to Kufa and then Damascus. Ahl us-Sunnah regard Husayn as a martyr, mourn his killing...
...slim world eastward, with the new capital Baghdad replacing Damascus.
...of Mongol expansion. The Mongols had sacked Baghdad (1258), Damascus (1260), and were poised to sweep through Palestine and Egyp...
The conquest of Damascus, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the wor...
... Battle of Marj al-Saffar was fought in 13 AH / 634 CE near Damascus as part of the early Syria campaign. After the Muslim victo...
... was fought in the Jordan Valley in 13 AH after the fall of Damascus. Byzantine forces flooded the plain to hinder the Muslim ca...
Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan established the Umayyad dynasty in Damascus after the death of Ali. The Umayyads expanded Islam from Sp...
...iph al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik completed the Great Mosque of Damascus, one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. Built ...
...abi, known as the 'Second Teacher' after Aristotle, died in Damascus. He made fundamental contributions to logic, political phil...
Ibn Asakir, the great historian of Damascus, died. His monumental Tarikh Dimashq runs to 80 volumes and...
...uhyi al-Din ibn Arabi, known as al-Shaykh al-Akbar, died in Damascus. His mystical philosophy profoundly influenced Islamic myst...
...ytar, the greatest botanist of the medieval period, died in Damascus. His compendium described over 1,400 plants and drugs.
Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah died in the citadel prison of Damascus, where he had been imprisoned for his theological positions...
...influential Hanbali scholar and reformer, died in prison in Damascus. His funeral was attended by an estimated 200,000 people. H...
...the greatest Muslim historians and hadith scholars, died in Damascus. His Siyar A'lam al-Nubala is a monumental biographical dic...
...iyyah, the most prominent student of Ibn Taymiyyah, died in Damascus. His prolific writings on spirituality (Madarij as-Salikin)...
...ziyyah, the student and companion of Ibn Taymiyyah, died in Damascus. His Zad al-Ma'ad is a comprehensive guide to the Prophet's...
Taj al-Din al-Subki, the Shafi'i scholar and Chief Judge of Damascus, died. He authored Tabaqat ash-Shafi'iyyah al-Kubra.
...Kathir, the renowned Shafi'i scholar and historian, died in Damascus. His Tafsir Ibn Kathir is the most widely read commentary o...
Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali, a major hadith expert, died in Damascus. His Jami al-Ulum wal-Hikam is an expanded commentary on Na...
A wise companion known for his asceticism and teaching in Damascus.
A prominent early ascetic and student of Abu Sulayman ad-Darani. Known for his piety, renunciation of worldly life, and devotion to worship and remembrance of A
One of the most prominent female hadith scholars of the 8th-9th century AH, who held ijazahs from major scholars and taught students including Ibn Hajar al-Asqa
The greatest authority on Quranic recitations, author of 'an-Nashr fi al-Qira'at al-Ashr' and the 'Jazariyyah' poem on tajwid.
Leading Syrian Shafi'i scholar and professor at Damascus University, author of numerous influential books on Islamic...
Author of the 'Muqaddimah' on hadith sciences, the foundational textbook that shaped all subsequent hadith methodology.
Shafi'i historian and scholar of Damascus, teacher of an-Nawawi, author of 'ar-Rawdatayn' on the Crus...
Damascene scholar and author of 'Subul al-Huda war-Rashad,' one of the most comprehensive books on the Prophetic biography (sirah).
Damascene Hanafi jurist, Sufi master, and prolific author of over 500 works on Islamic sciences, literature, and travel.
Syrian scholar from a distinguished scholarly family, known for his traditional Islamic teaching and work in counter-extremism.
Known as 'Sultan al-Ulama' (Sultan of the Scholars), a Shafi'i jurist renowned for his courage in confronting unjust rulers and his masterwork 'Qawa'id al-Ahkam
Son of the great Hanafi jurist Ibn Abidin, who continued his father's legacy with supplements and additions to the 'Radd al-Muhtar.'
Known as 'ash-Shaykh al-Akbar' (the Greatest Master), one of the most influential and controversial figures in Islamic mysticism.
Leading student of Ibn Taymiyyah and author of 'al-Furu' and 'al-Adab ash-Shar'iyyah,' major references in Hanbali fiqh and Islamic ethics.
Syrian Shafi'i scholar and professor at Damascus University, known for his accessible fiqh textbooks and sch...
Hanbali scholar and author of 'Shadharat adh-Dhahab,' a major biographical history organized chronologically by year of death.
Hanbali hadith scholar and student of Ibn Taymiyyah who died young but left important works on hadith criticism and Hanbali jurisprudence.
Hanbali hadith scholar from the Maqdisi family of Damascus, compiler of 'al-Ahadith al-Mukhtarah,' a collection of aut...
Chief judge of Egypt and author of 'Tadhkirat as-Sami wal-Mutakallim,' a classic text on the etiquette of learning and teaching.
Syrian hadith scholar of Albanian origin, renowned for his critical editions of classical Islamic texts and hadith verification.
Syrian Shafi'i scholar and professor at Damascus University, co-author of 'al-Fiqh al-Manhaji' and specialis...
...u Bakr for the conquest of Syria. First Umayyad governor of Damascus, died of plague in 18 AH. Muawiyah succeeded him as governo...
... Greek origin, he was freed and became a leading scholar of Damascus. He was the foremost authority in fiqh and hadith in Syria ...
...f the Ansar and a judge appointed by Umar ibn al-Khattab to Damascus. Known for his wisdom, piety, and asceticism. He was one of...
...nd delivered a historic speech before Yazid ibn Muawiyah in Damascus, boldly condemning his actions. She is venerated for her co...
...ower. His reign saw the construction of the Great Mosque of Damascus (the Umayyad Mosque), expansion of the Prophet's Mosque in ...
The preeminent hadith scholar of the 7th century AH, author of the Muqaddimah Ibn al-Salah — the foundational text that systematized all hadith sciences termino
The greatest hadith critic and historian of the 8th century AH (673-748 AH), student of Ibn Taymiyyah. His monumental works — Siyar A'lam al-Nubala, Mizan al-I'
The towering Shafi'i scholar and hadith master of Damascus (631-676 AH), whose works — Sharh Sahih Muslim, Riyadh al-S...
...Scholars), a great Shafi'i jurist and Ash'ari theologian of Damascus (577-660 AH). He famously defied the Ayyubid ruler and late...
...an for the caliphate during the Second Fitna. He controlled Damascus briefly before being captured and killed by Abd al-Malik in...
...bar (the Greatest Master), an Andalusian scholar settled in Damascus (560-638 AH) and the most controversial figure in Islamic i...
Shafi'i Shaykh al-Islam of Damascus, master jurist, hadith scholar, and theologian who wrote ex...
Son of Taqi al-Din al-Subki, author of Tabaqat al-Shafi'iyya al-Kubra, the monumental biographical dictionary of Shafi'i scholars.
The foremost Hanbali jurist of his era, author of al-Mughni, the most comprehensive treatise of comparative Islamic jurisprudence.
Outstanding Hanbali scholar and close student of Ibn Taymiyya, author of al-Furu' and al-Adab al-Shar'iyya.
Student of Ibn Taymiyya, author of the most widely-read Quran tafsir (Tafsir Ibn Kathir) and al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah (history).
The greatest authority on Quranic recitation (qira'at) in the last 700 years. His al-Nashr fi al-Qira'at al-'Ashr and al-Tayyibah are the definitive references
Wife of Abu al-Darda' and a distinguished female Companion known for her knowledge and piety. Not to be confused with Umm al-Darda' al-Sughra (the Tabi'iyyah).
One of the greatest Islamic scholars of the 20th-21st centuries. Author of al-Fiqh al-Islami wa-Adillatuh, the most comprehensive modern encyclopedia of compara
Primary student of Ibn Taymiyya and prolific author on fiqh, spirituality, hadith, and Quranic sciences.
Companion known for wisdom, piety, and knowledge. Judge of Damascus and teacher of Quran to the Syrians.
Towering Hanbali scholar of Damascus whose mastery of Islamic sciences and bold refutation of in...
Greatest Arab physician after Ibn Sina. Discovered the pulmonary circulation of blood 300 years before William Harvey.
Ruler of Syria who united the Levant against the Crusaders and paved the way for Saladin.
Prominent student of Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Qayyim; author of al-Adab al-Shar'iyya.
The preeminent jurist of Damascus among the Tabi'un. He traveled extensively to learn from th...
Syrian Tabi'i narrator from Damascus who transmitted from major companions settled in the Levant...
Syrian Tabi'i jurist and hadith narrator from Damascus, known as Abu Abd al-Rahman, who served as a key transmitte...
Syrian scholar from Damascus, student of Ata ibn Abi Rabah and major hadith transmitter ...
Syrian tabi'i scholar and governor of Damascus, a distinguished student of Muadh ibn Jabal who became one ...
...and transmitter of Islamic and Israelite knowledge in early Damascus.
The Umayyad dynasty's role in spreading Islam from Spain to Central Asia and its contributions to architecture, administration, and Arabic language.
The first hereditary Islamic dynasty that expanded Muslim rule from Spain to Central Asia and established Arabic as the language of governance.