Muhammad b. Abdallah al-Yunini

محمد بن عبد الله اليونيني

1205 CE · 602 AH – c. August 1253 CE · Rajab 651 AH

Baalbek → Damascus

Son of 'Lion of Syria' Abdallah al-Yunini (b. 602, d. Rajab 651) — succeeded his father at Baalbek in teaching and preaching, buried at Bab al-Faradis 1.

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At a glance

Roles
Scholar · teacher
Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Levant & Iraq
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Life in time

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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Abu al-Abbas al-Qurti · Abu al-Hajjaj al-Biyasi · Abu Bakr ibn Qawam al-Balisi · Abu Shama al-Dimashqi · Ahmad al-Badawi

In space

Damascus

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Place in the story

    sunni-hanbali (transmitted)

    Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.

    Summary

    Muhammad ibn al-Yunini, son of the pious shaykh Asad al-Sham 'Abd Allah al-Yunini, was born in 602, memorized the Qur'an, studied jurisprudence and letters, and surpassed his peers in learning and piety. He settled at Baalbek until his father died, then succeeded him in teaching and preaching. He died in Rajab 651 and was buried at Bab al-Faradis. 1

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    Child of
    Abdallah al-Yunini
    Died in
    Baalbek
    Buried in
    Damascus

    People and things also explored

    al-Fakhr al-Ba'labakki· Shaykh al-Islam al-Yunini· al-Shaykh Sultan al-Ba'labakki· Abdallah al-Yunini· Baalbek· the Cave of Qasyun (Jibril's Cave)· Qasr Hiraql / Qasr Shams al-Muluk· The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus

    Sources

    1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 261
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    islam.museum contributors. “Muhammad b. Abdallah al-Yunini”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/muhammad-ibn-al-yunini/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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    al-Fakhr al-Ba'labakki

    The Baalbek Hanbali — recited Ibn al-Salah's Ulum al-Hadith back to its author from memory; al-Yunini loved him above his own sons; foretold 'I shall live Imam Ahmad's age' — and died at seventy-seven.