At a glance
- Roles
- Scholar
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Al-Rukn 'Abd al-Salam ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab ibn 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani; born on the night of 8 Dhu'l-Hijja 548, he heard from his grandfather, taught at his school, studied fiqh there and held several offices — a clever, gifted litterateur versed in logic, philosophy and astrology, until he was accused of the doctrine of the ancients, and loose of tongue. 2
His ordeal
In the days of vizier Ibn Yunus he suffered an inquisition: books of philosophy, the Epistles of the Brethren of Purity, works of magic and star-worship including a letter to Saturn in his hand were taken from his house and burned publicly; the qadi ruled him a sinner and his grandfather's school was taken from his father and given to Ibn al-Jawzi — whom he had himself pursued until the man was arrested and carried with him by boat to Wasit. He died on Friday, 8 Rajab 611, and was buried east of Baghdad; Ibn al-Najjar mentions him with harsh censure, noting that he transmitted no hadith. 2
Connections
People and things also explored
Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani· Abd al-Wahhab ibn Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 16, 53-54
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p.16,53-54
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islam.museum contributors. “Abd al-Salam ibn Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abd-al-salam-ibn-abd-al-qadir/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.