Al-Suyuti announces himself as the renewer of the ninth century, c. 898/1492

السيوطي يعلن نفسه مجدّد القرن التاسع، نحو ٨٩٨هـ

c. 1492 CE · 898 AH

Cairo

In consistency with his claim to ijtihad, al-Suyuti, two or three years before 900/1494, announced himself as the renewer (mujaddid) of Islam for the ninth century of the Hijra — the subject of an epistle in his Hawi and of a passage in his autobiography al-Tahadduth bi-niʿmat Allah 1.

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Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Egypt & Nile

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1480149015001510 c.
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Gunpowder Empires · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

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Cairo

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In consistency with his claim to ijtihad, al-Suyuti, two or three years before 900/1494, announced himself as the renewer (mujaddid) of Islam for the ninth century of the Hijra — the subject of an epistle in his Hawi and of a passage in his autobiography al-Tahadduth bi-niʿmat Allah 1.

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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 takes charge of the Baybarsiyya and begins to withdraw, 891/1486· Al-Suyuti declares himself a mujtahid, c. 888/1483· 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

  1. Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 9 p. 914
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Al-Suyuti takes charge of the Baybarsiyya and begins to withdraw, 891/1486

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.