Sibt ibn al-Jawzi | |
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Personal | |
Born | AH 581 (1185/1186) |
Died | AH 654 (1256/1257) |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Islamic golden age |
Region | Iraq and Syria |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi [1] |
Main interest(s) | History and Fiqh |
Notable work(s) | Mir’at al-zaman, The Defense and Advocacy of the True School of Law, Tazkirat ul-Khawas |
Muslim leader | |
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Shams al-Din Abu al-Muzaffar Yusuf ibn Kizoghlu (c. 581AH/1185–654AH/1256), [1] popularly known as Sibṭ ibn al-Jawzī ( Arabic: سبط ابن الجوزي) was a writer, preacher and historian. [2]
Born in Baghdad, the son of a Turkish freedman and Ibn al-Jawzi's daughter, he was raised by his grandfather. [1] After his grandfather's death he moved to Damascus, where he worked under the Ayyubids Sultans al-Mu'azzam, an-Nasir Dawud, and al-Ashraf. [3] In 1229, on an-Nasir's command, he gave a fiery sermon in the Umayyad Mosque denouncing the treaty of Jaffa with the Crusaders as Damascus prepared for the coming siege at the hands of al-Ashraf. [4]
He is the grandson of the Hanbali scholar Abul-Faraj Ibn Al-Jawzi. His title "Sibt ibn al-Jawzi" denotes that he was the sibṭ (grandson) of Ibn al-Jawzi from his daughter's side.[ citation needed]
Unlike his Hanbali grandfather, he was of the Hanafi madhhab, which was the judicial school common to those of Turkish descent and preferred by the Ayyubid Sultans. [1] He has also been described as having Shia tendencies, most notably by al-Dhahabi. [3] His historical writings, which include more critical accounts of Uthman compared to other sources, and Ibn Kathir's obituary of him have been given as evidence supporting this. [3]
He was Arab historian. [5]
For more information on him and his works see: