Ibn 'Abd al-Salam condemned the ruler of Greater Syria al-Salih Ismail ibn al-Adal from the pulpit for his surrender of the Palestinian fortress Safad to the Crusaders. He was imprisoned for this action. When finally freed, he moved to Cairo, where he was appointed as judge and imam of the Friday prayer. He gained such prestige that he was able to enforce the Islamic code of law with near impunity in the face of rulers and weaker-willed personalities.
He later resigned from his position as judge to work on a number of outstanding works on Shafi'i jurisprudence, Quranic explanation, the bases of Islamic rulings, formal legal opinion, government, and sufism. It is recorded that he kept the company of Imam Abul al-Hasan al-Shadhili, founder of the Shadhili tariqa, and that he authored numerous works on tasawwuf which are now lost. He died in Cairo at the age of eighty-one.
Ibn 'Abd al-Salam condemned the ruler of Greater Syria al-Salih Ismail ibn al-Adal from the pulpit for his surrender of the Palestinian fortress Safad to the Crusaders. He was imprisoned for this action. When finally freed, he moved to Cairo, where he was appointed as judge and imam of the Friday prayer. He gained such prestige that he was able to enforce the Islamic code of law with near impunity in the face of rulers and weaker-willed personalities.
He later resigned from his position as judge to work on a number of outstanding works on Shafi'i jurisprudence, Quranic explanation, the bases of Islamic rulings, formal legal opinion, government, and sufism. It is recorded that he kept the company of Imam Abul al-Hasan al-Shadhili, founder of the Shadhili tariqa, and that he authored numerous works on tasawwuf which are now lost. He died in Cairo at the age of eighty-one.
The Belief of the People of Truth
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781930409026 |
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Publisher: | Islamic Supreme Council of America |
Publication date: | 12/01/1999 |
Series: | Islamic Doctrines & Beliefs , #3 |
Pages: | 112 |
Product dimensions: | 6.64(w) x 8.56(h) x 0.30(d) |