At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Place in the story
sufi (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
'Abdallah al-Irmawi, the exemplary ascetic, master of the zawiya on Mount Qasyun; righteous, humble, shedding all affectation — walking alone, buying his own needs — a man of states, struggles and standing in poverty who travelled the lands and met abdal and saints, and in his beginning would lodge nowhere but the waste. 1
The tale of fellowship
He told of himself that he fell among Frankish robbers who tortured and bound him; when they slept, Muslim robbers came, woke them and drove them into a cave. When they were far, the Franks asked: "why did you not betray us and escape?" He said: "I kept your company and ate your bread — and in our way companionship is precious; I saw no salvation for myself in your ruin." They thanked him and freed him. 1
Connections
- Died in
- Damascus
People and things also explored
the Cave of Qasyun (Jibril's Cave)· Qasr Hiraql / Qasr Shams al-Muluk· The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus· The Fitna of the Hafiz Abd al-Ghani in Damascus in 595· al-Afdal besieges Damascus and turns back· al-Adil's seizure of Damascus· al-Ghazali's arrival in Damascus as an ascetic, in 488· al-Ashraf takes Damascus
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 145-146
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Abdallah al-Irmawi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abdallah-al-irmawi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.