Here’s the English translation:


*Imam Ibn Taymiyyah Part 2*


Some people from the city of Hama in Syria requested Ibn Taymiyyah to write on the subject of Allah’s attributes, and in 1298 CE he wrote the treatise _al-Hamawiyyah al-Kubra_. In this treatise his views differed from those of some scholars of Damascus, especially the Ash‘aris, who accused him of _tashbih_ regarding the interpretation of those attributes.[anthropomorphism]


Before Ibn Taymiyyah, the Ayyubid rulers who governed Syria and Egypt were strong supporters of the Ash‘aris, whose reasoning was based on philosophical ideas, whereas Ibn Taymiyyah’s theology was directly based on the teachings of the pious predecessors.


A council of jurists convened to investigate the charges against Ibn Taymiyyah decided that Ibn Taymiyyah and his two brothers should be imprisoned for about two years. During this time, Hanbali religious leaders in both Egypt and Syria were treated harshly, and some were even imprisoned.


Upon his release from prison, Ibn Taymiyyah was permitted to return to Syria on the condition that he refrain from openly attacking rational thought, Sufism, and other non-traditional Islamic ideologies. However, he rejected this, and a few months later he was once again imprisoned in Alexandria. Nevertheless, when Sultan al-Malik al-Nasir regained power in Egypt in 1311 CE, he was soon released and honored.


In Damascus he continued writing, teaching, and issuing _fatwas_, which were formal legal opinions. Some of these _fatwas_ angered Ibn Taymiyyah’s opponents and they began to criticize him. Still, his _fatwa_ on divorce, which was even contrary to the Hanbali position on the matter, led to his imprisonment again by order of the Sultan.


About 5 months later, he was again released from prison by the Sultan’s order. Other incidents occurred when Ibn Taymiyyah wrote his treatise on _Ziyarat al-Qubur_ [visiting graves]. In 1326 CE, because of this treatise and for continually issuing _fatwas_ on various matters, he was arrested and held without trial in the citadel of Damascus until his death on 26 September 1328.


In the last few months of his life he was forbidden to use paper, ink, or any writing instrument. However, his brother Zayn al-Abidin was permitted to care for him in prison. Ibn Kathir has given a detailed and moving description of his death and funeral, in which he claims that all the people of the city of Damascus, even women and children, took part in the funeral procession.


Ibn Taymiyyah was buried in a small cemetery located on the southern edge of the campus of Damascus University. On his marble tomb is inscribed: "Here lies Shaykh al-Islam Taqi al-Din Ibn Taymiyyah 728 AH."


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