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Region: Egypt & Nile
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Home of: Ibn Taymiyya

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Ghazan's Campaign against Syria, 700 AH· The Hanbali-Ash'ari Fitna at Damascus, 835· Ibn Kathir attaches himself to Ibn Taymiyya and is tried on his account, about 726-728/1326-1328· Ibn Qayyim attaches himself to Ibn Taymiyya on the latter's return to Damascus, 712/1312-13· Ibn Taymiyya's exile in a tower at Alexandria, 709/1309· The Assaf al-Nasrani affair and Ibn Taymiyya's first imprisonment, 693/1293· The last imprisonment in the Damascus citadel until death, 726-728/1326-1328· Ibn Taymiyya's first lesson at the Sukkariyya, Damascus, 683/1284

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islam.museum contributors. “Cairo Citadel”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/cairo-citadel/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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Ghazan's Campaign against Syria, 700 AH

In 700 Ghazan crossed the Euphrates for Aleppo; Ibn Taymiyya rode the barid post to Cairo rousing jihad while Damascus emptied at the crier's 'let him who can flee save himself' — then the fear eased as Ghazan turned back, worn by hardships and snows.