Al-Juwayni's four years of residence at the two sanctuaries, 450–454/1058–1062

Name: Al-Juwayni's four years of residence at the two sanctuaries, 450–454/1058–1062
Location: Mecca

مجاورة الجويني بالحرمين أربع سنين، ٤٥٠–٤٥٤هـ

c. 1058 CE · 450 AH – c. 1062 CE · c. 454 AH

Al-Juwayni reached the Hijaz in 450/1058 and resided at Mecca and Medina for four years, teaching, giving fatwas and gathering the paths of the school — whence his honorary title 'Imam of the two sanctuaries' ¹ ²; Shadharat al-Dhahab likewise says he stayed at Mecca four years teaching and giving legal opinions, so he was called Imam al-Haramayn ³.

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Era: The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region: Arabia

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Al-Juwayni reached the Hijaz in 450/1058 and resided at Mecca and Medina for four years, teaching, giving fatwas and gathering the paths of the school, and so received the title 'Imam of the two sanctuaries' ¹ ² ³.

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Had participant: Imam al-Haramayn al-Juwayni
Occurred at: Mecca· Medina

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Sources

Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 2 p. 605
Tarikh al-Islam wa-Wafayat al-Mashahir wa-l-A'lam — al-Dhahabi , p. 230
Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 310

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islam.museum contributors. “Al-Juwayni's four years of residence at the two sanctuaries, 450–454/1058–1062”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/juwayni-mecca-mujawara-450/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.

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