At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
In time
In space
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Overview
From 891/1486 al-Suyuti was also placed in charge of the Baybarsiyya khankah. About forty years old, he decided to retire from public life: he progressively resigned his functions and stopped delivering fatwas, giving as reasons the corruption and ignorance in the milieu of the ʿulamaʾ. At the same time his relations with Sultan Qa’it Bay grew acrimonious, for he refused to pay the customary monthly visit to the ruler 1.
Connections
- Had participant
- Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti
- Occurred at
- Cairo
- During the reign of
- al-Mutawakkil ala Allah II, Abd al-Aziz ibn Ya'qub
People and things also explored
Al-Suyuti declares himself a mujtahid, c. 888/1483· Al-Suyuti announces himself as the renewer of the ninth century, c. 898/1492· Al-Suyuti named 'supreme qadi' by the caliph, then the nomination is retracted, 902/1496· Cairo· Al-Suyuti begins his formal studies, 864/1460· Death of al-Suyuti’s father, 855/1451· Al-Suyuti revives hadith dictation at the mosque of Ibn Tulun, 872/1467· Al-Suyuti’s complete retreat to Rawda island, 906/1501
Sources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 9 p. 914
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Al-Suyuti takes charge of the Baybarsiyya and begins to withdraw, 891/1486”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/al-suyuti-baybarsiyya-891/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.
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