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- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
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Overview
On 16 Sha'ban 726/18 July 1326 Ibn Taymiyya was arrested without further trial, and a sultanic decree depriving him of the right to issue fatwas was read out in the Umayyad Mosque, over his epistle on visits to tombs (ziyarat al-qubur) in which he condemned the cult of the saints. His disciples were arrested with him and soon released — all but Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya. He remained a prisoner in the citadel more than two years, writing and issuing fatwas; works of this period include Ma'arij al-wusul, Raf' al-malam, and the Radd 'ala al-Ikhna'i. On 9 Jumada II 728/21 April 1328, on a complaint by al-Ikhna'i, the sultan ordered his paper, ink and pens taken from him. Five months later he died in the citadel, on 20 Dhu al-Qa'da 728/26 September 1328, and was buried in the cemetery of the Sufiyya, where his tomb is still honoured 1.
Connections
- Had participant
- Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya· Ibn Taymiyya
- Occurred at
- Damascus
People and things also explored
Ibn Qayyim attaches himself to Ibn Taymiyya on the latter's return to Damascus, 712/1312-13· Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya· Ibn Taymiyya· Damascus· Reconciliation between al-Subki and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, 16 Jumada II 750· Birth of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya at Damascus, 7 Safar 691/29 January 1292· Death of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya at Damascus, buried at Bab al-Saghir, Rajab 751/1350· Ghazan's Campaign against Syria, 700 AH
Sources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 3 p. 985
- Al-Durar al-Kamina fi A'yan al-Mi'a al-Thamina — Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (Dar al-Jil, Beirut)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The last imprisonment in the Damascus citadel until death, 726-728/1326-1328”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/ibn-taymiyya-final-imprisonment-726/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.