Ibn al-Qayyim's Biography
Ibn al-Qayyim's Biography Ibn al-Qayyim's lineage and fame: He is Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ibn Ayyub ibn Sa`d ibn Hariz, of al-Zari'i origin, then al-Dimashqi, al-Hanbali, known as Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Shams al-Din, Abu Abdullah. As for his fame - may God have mercy on him - by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya: all the sources that translated him unanimously agreed on this fame, and with it, he was known among scholars, ancient and modern. The reason for this fame and its origin: was that his father was the custodian of the school (Al-Jawzia), and Ibn Al-Qayyim was the imam. Although the position of stewardship in the (Al-Jawzi school) was not restricted to Abu Bakr - the father of Ibn Al-Qayyim - alone, rather it must have been assumed by someone else - either before him or after him - but it is clear: that the father of Ibn Al-Qayyim was the most famous who assumed this position So, it became what was meant when it was said: (Qayyim al-Jawziyya), and thus this fame prevailed over...