Scholar·Later empires
Death of Ibn Taymiyyah in Damascus
- Date
- 26 September 1328 CE20 Dhu al-Qa'dah 728 AH698 years ago
- Place
- Damascus, Mamluk Sultanate
- People
- Ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn Taymiyyah, the Hanbali jurist and theologian, died in Damascus in September 1328. He wrote many legal opinions and theological treatises, and he called for a return to the Quran and the Sunnah as he understood them. He was jailed several times in Damascus and Cairo because of his positions. He died in prison in Damascus.
Why it matters
His legal and theological writings remained influential among Hanbali scholars and in later debates on jurisprudence.