Ibn al-Qayyim, Student of Ibn Taymiyyah

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ScholarStudent of Ibn Taymiyyah

Ibn al-Qayyimابن قيم الجوزية

Damascus

Ibn Taymiyyah's closest student, who wrote warmly on the heart and the Prophet's ﷺ way.

Son of the caretaker (qayyim) of the Jawziyyah school in Damascus, he stayed with his teacher through imprisonment. His books include Zad al-Ma'ad on the Prophet's ﷺ guidance, Madarij al-Salikin on the stations of the soul, and a work on Prophetic medicine.

What grew out of it?

His books on the heart are among the most read classical works today.

Source: history · Wikipedia

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