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The Fitna of the Hafiz Abd al-Ghani in Damascus in 595

فتنة الحافظ عبد الغني بدمشق سنة 595

c. 1199 CE · 595 AH

Damascus

In 595 Damascus saw the fitna of the hafiz Abd al-Ghani the khatib — a man of known merits, a caller to the Sunna. The Ash'aris rose against him and licensed his killing, so he was driven out of Damascus, a fugitive 1.

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Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Levant & Iraq
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119012001210 c.
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks

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Damascus

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In 595 AH there was a dispute in Damascus involving the hadith master Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi, a known man of good works who called people to the Sunna. The Ash'aris opposed him and issued rulings for his killing, so he was driven out of Damascus as a fugitive 1.

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Sources

  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 799
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islam.museum contributors. “The Fitna of the Hafiz Abd al-Ghani in Damascus in 595”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/abd-al-ghani-damascus-595/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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