بِسْمِIn the name ofاللَّهِAllahالرَّحْمَنِthe Most Graciousالرَّحِيمِthe Most Merciful
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
نَبْذَةٌA briefعَنْaboutحَيَاةِthe lifeالْمُؤَلِّفِof the author
A brief overview about the life of the author.
هُوَHe isالْإِمَامُthe ImamمُحَمَّدُMuhammadابْنُthe son ofأَبِيAbuبَكْرِBakrابْنِthe son ofأَيُّوبَAyyubابْنِthe son ofسَعْدٍSa'adالزَّرْعِيُّal-Zar'iالدِّمَشْقِيُّthe Damascene
He is the Imam Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ibn Ayyub ibn Sa'ad al-Zar'i al-Damascene
أَبُوAbuعَبْدِAbdاللَّهِAllahشَمْسُShamsالدِّينِal-Dinابْنُthe son ofقَيِّمِQayyimالْجَوْزِيَّةِal-Jawziyah.
Abu Abd Allah, Shams al-Din Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyah.
يُعَدُّIs consideredابْنُIbnقَيِّمِQayyimالْجَوْزِيَّةِal-Jawziyahمِنْamongأَرْكَانِthe pillarsالْإِصْلَاحِof reformالْإِسْلَامِيِّIslamic
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyah is considered one of the pillars of Islamic reform
وَمِنْand amongالْعُلَمَاءِthe scholarsالْبَارِزِينَprominentوَالْمَشْهُورِينَand famousبِالتَّقْوَىfor pietyوَالْوَرَعِand righteousness
and among the prominent scholars famous for piety and righteousness,
وَالذَّكَاءِand the sharpnessالْحَادِّof intellectوَالْحَزْمِand decisivenessفِيinالرَّدِّrespondingعَلَىtoالْمُلْحِدِينَthe atheists
and sharp intellect and decisiveness in responding to the atheists,
وَأَصْحَابِand the followersالْبِدَعِof innovationsوَالضَّلَالَاتِand misguidances.
and the followers of innovations and misguidances.
وُلِدَHe was bornبِمَدِينَةِin the city ofدِمَشْقَDamascusسَنَةَin the yearسِتِّمِائَةٍsix hundredوَوَاحِدٍand oneوَتِسْعِينَand ninetyهِجْرِيَّةًAH
He was born in the city of Damascus in the year 691 AH
الْمُوَافِقِcorresponding toأَلْفٍone thousandوَمِئَتَيْنِand two hundredوَاثْنَتَيْand twoعَشْرَةَtenمِيلَادِيَّةًAD
corresponding to 1292 AD
فِيInبَيْتٍa houseعِلْمٍof knowledgeوَنَشَأَand he grew upمُحِبّاًlovingلِلْعِلْمِknowledgeوَالْعُلَمَاءِand scholars
in a house of knowledge, and he grew up loving knowledge and scholars.
مُنْكَبّاًdevotedعَلَىtoالتَّحْصِيلِacquiring itفَكَانَso he becameمَوْلَعاًardentفِيinجَمْعِcollectingالْكُتُبِbooks
Devoted to acquiring it, he became ardent in collecting books,
وَكَانَand he wasيَتَفَنَّنُskilledفِيinتَرْتِيبِهَاorganizing themوَتَبْوِيبِهَاand categorizing them.
and he was skilled in organizing and categorizing them.
تَتَلْمَذَHe studiedابْنُIbnقَيِّمٍQayyimعَلَىunderأَكْثَرِmostعُلَمَاءِof the scholarsعَصْرِهِof his time
Ibn Qayyim studied under most of the scholars of his time,
وَدَرَسَand he studiedالْفِقْهَfiqhوَالتَّفْسِيرَand tafsirوَالتَّوْحِيدَand tawhidوَاللُّغَةَand the languageالْعَرَبِيَّةَArabic
and he studied fiqh, tafsir, tawhid, and the Arabic language,
وَالتَّارِيخَand historyوَعَنَىand he tookعِنَايَةًcareخَاصَّةًspecialبِدِرَاسَةِin studyingالْفِرَقِthe sectsالْإِسْلَامِيَّةِIslamic
and history, and he took special care in studying the Islamic sects
بِرِعَايَةِunder the careشَيْخِهِof his sheikhابْنِIbnتَيْمِيَّةَTaimiyyah
under the care of his sheikh Ibn Taimiyyah,
حَيْثُwhereأَخَذَhe tookعَنْهُfrom himالْكَثِيرَmuchوَلَازَمَهُand accompanied himطَوَالَthroughoutحَيَاتِهِhis life
where he took much from him and accompanied him throughout his life,
وَأَوْلَعَand he became passionateفِيaboutكِتَابَاتِهِhis writingsوَانْكَبَّand devoted himselfعَلَىtoدِرَاسَتِهَاstudying them
and he became passionate about his writings and devoted himself to studying them,
وَقَامَand he undertookبِتَهْذِيبِهَاrefining themوَتَبْوِيبِهَاand categorizing themوَنَشْرِهَاand publishing themبَيْنَamongالنَّاسِthe people.
and he undertook refining them, categorizing them, and publishing them among the people.
وَكَانَAnd he wasيَنْتَصِرُdefendingلَهُhimفِيinجَمِيعِallمَاthatيَصْدُرُissuedعَنْهُfrom him.
And he was defending him in all that issued from him.
وَسُجِنَAnd he was imprisonedمَعَهُwith himفِيinقَلْعَةِthe fortress ofدِمَشْقَDamascus
And he was imprisoned with him in the fortress of Damascus,
وَأُهِينَand he was insultedوُعُذِّبَand torturedبِسَبَبِهِbecause of him.
and he was insulted and tortured because of him.
وَطُيفَAnd he was paradedبِهِwith himعَلَىonجَمَلٍa camelمُضْرَبًاbeing beatenبِالْعَصَاwith a stick.
And he was paraded with him on a camel, being beaten with a stick.
وَأُطْلِقَAnd was releasedسَرَاحُهُhis releaseبَعْدَafterمَوْتِthe deathشَيْخِهِof his sheikhابْنِIbnتَيْمِيَّةَTaimiyyah.
And he was released after the death of his sheikh Ibn Taimiyyah.
كَانَHe wasابْنُIbnقَيِّمٍQayyimحَسَنَof goodالْخُلُقِcharacterمَحْبُوباًbelovedعِنْدَbyالنَّاسِthe people
Ibn Qayyim was of good character and beloved by the people,
لَهُhe hadتَصَانِيفُworksكَثِيرَةٌmany.
and he had many works.
نَذْكُرُWe mentionمِنْهَاof them
We mention some of them.