At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
In time
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Overview
Al-Suyuti’s complete retreat to his house on Rawda island took place in 906/1501, following the conflict with the residents of the Baybarsiyya khankah, whom he regarded as pseudo-Sufis. Forced to reduce their salaries, he had to go into hiding to escape the persecution of Sultan Tuman Bay, who supported his adversaries, and was dismissed from his functions; in his house he concentrated on composing and revising his works 1.
Connections
- Had participant
- Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti
- Occurred at
- Cairo
- During the reign of
- al-Mustamsik
People and things also explored
Death of Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti on Rawda island, 911/1505· Al-Suyuti takes charge of the Baybarsiyya and begins to withdraw, 891/1486· Al-Suyuti begins his formal studies, 864/1460· Death of al-Suyuti’s father, 855/1451· Al-Suyuti declares himself a mujtahid, c. 888/1483· Al-Suyuti revives hadith dictation at the mosque of Ibn Tulun, 872/1467· Al-Suyuti announces himself as the renewer of the ninth century, c. 898/1492· Al-Suyuti succeeds his father teaching at the mosque of Shaykhu, 867/1463
Sources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 9 p. 914
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Al-Suyuti’s complete retreat to Rawda island, 906/1501”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/al-suyuti-rawda-retreat-906/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.
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