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Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya
محمد بن أبي بكر ابن قيم الجوزية
691–751 AH
Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya (691–751 AH) was a Hanbali scholar of Damascus and a student of Ibn Taymiyya.
At a glance
- Ethics and spiritual life
- Zād al-maʿād · زاد المعاد
- He links textual study with conduct and intentions.
Timeline
- 691 AHBirth
- 751 AHDeath
Biographical overview
- Full name
- Abū ʿAbd Allāh Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr ibn Ayyūb al-Zurʿī al-Dimashqī
- Arabic name
- محمد بن أبي بكر ابن قيم الجوزية
- Birth
- 691 AH
- Death
- 751 AH
Life and education
Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyya (691–751 AH) was a Hanbali scholar of Damascus and a student of Ibn Taymiyya. Zād al-Maʿād examines prophetic conduct and its lessons for religious practice.
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Understanding the work
Zād al-Maʿād examines the Prophet’s conduct and its implications for religious practice. His work combines textual study, legal reflection and spiritual education. It has had a lasting place in Hanbali scholarship and in writing on the spiritual life.
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Method and contribution
He links textual study with conduct and intentions. Zād al-maʿād examines the prophetic life for practical teaching; Madārij as-sālikīn follows a spiritual path through commentary and discussion of Al-Harawī’s Manāzil as-sāʾirīn. The books serve different purposes.
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Transmission and legacy
His association with Ibn Taymiyya shaped his training, but his books develop their own forms and subjects. Ibn Rajab was among his students. His legacy spans law, criticism of practices and cultivation of the heart, with varied reception across scholarly settings.
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A guide to reading
Choose a short chapter and identify the quality or practice it explores. Distinguish spiritual counsel, legal arguments and transmitted reports. Checking quotations against their sources helps avoid reading an isolated phrase out of context.
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Selected works
Zād al-maʿād · زاد المعاد
Ethics and spiritual lifeA study of the Prophet’s life and conduct, connecting narrative, daily practices and legal teachings.
Madārij al-Sālikīn
Ethics and spiritual lifeA commentary on al-Harawi’s Manāzil al-Sāʾirīn, devoted to the spiritual path.
Iʿlām al-muwaqqiʿīn · إعلام الموقعين
Law and argumentLegal questions, evidence and discussion of juristic positions.
Biographical sources and references
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