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Sohrevard

سهرورد

City in Zanjan Province, Iran.

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Levant & Iraq
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Shihab al-Din al-Suhrawardi

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Killing of Shihab al-Din al-Suhrawardi in Aleppo, 587· Aleppo· Persian Empire· Shihab al-Din al-Suhrawardi

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islam.museum contributors. “Sohrevard”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/sohrevard/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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Killing of Shihab al-Din al-Suhrawardi in Aleppo, 587

In 587 the philosopher Shihab al-Din Yahya al-Suhrawardi was killed at Aleppo. He had come there famous; al-Malik al-Zahir Ghazi, Salah al-Din's son, sat him in session, his brilliance dazzled, and the prince attached himself to him. The scholars marked him for heresy, drew up a warrant of unbelief, and warned Salah al-Din he would corrupt his son's creed — so the sultan ordered him killed without further consultation. Offered the manner of his death, he chose starvation, for austerity was his habit; food was withheld till he perished, aged thirty-six. Sayf al-Amidi: 'I saw him — much learning, little sense'.