غيلان الدمشقي
غيلان الدمشقي
c. 105 AH
Head of the Qadariyya in Damascus; per al-Dhahabi, Ghaylan proclaimed qadar in Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz's caliphate and Umar demanded his repentance — 'I was astray and you guided me,' he said, and Umar prayed that if he lied he be crucified and his limbs cut. The prayer took effect: under Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik he was seized, his four limbs cut, and he was crucified in Damascus over qadar 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Overview
Ghaylan al-Dimashqi, head of the Qadariyya in Syria, as al-Suyuti describes him. He transmits from al-Dhahabi that he openly taught the view on divine decree in the caliphate of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, and Umar made him repent. He was then seized in the caliphate of Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, his four limbs were cut off, and he was crucified in Damascus over the question of decree. 1
His kunya was Abu Marwan. Ibn al-Nadim mentions that his letters were collected into a volume of about two thousand folios. 2
He died in the caliphate of Hisham, that is between 105 and 125 AH; the conversion to the Gregorian calendar is derived. 1
Connections
- Related to
- Qadar (divine decree)
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Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p. 394
- al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim, p. 171,178
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