At a glance
- Roles
- emir · Poet · Patron
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Place in the story
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Mujahid al-Din Ibn Adnba, wali of Damascus (d. 654) — a sensible, virtuous governor; he built the Khanqah al-Mujahidiyya at Damascus on the southern ridge, where he lies buried; among his verses: "I likened you to the bough in grace of form and pliancy — but the bough betrays only what it bears, and you betray" 1.
Connections
People and things also explored
the Cave of Qasyun (Jibril's Cave)· Qasr Hiraql / Qasr Shams al-Muluk· The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus· The Fitna of the Hafiz Abd al-Ghani in Damascus in 595· al-Afdal besieges Damascus and turns back· al-Adil's seizure of Damascus· al-Ghazali's arrival in Damascus as an ascetic, in 488· al-Ashraf takes Damascus
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 272-273
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Mujahid al-Din Ibn Adnba”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/mujahid-al-din-ibn-adnba/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.