Ash‘ari theologian Shams ad-Din al-Isfahani (b. 674 AH) and Ibn Taymiyyah (b. 661 AH) were friends despite their theological differences.
Ibn Taymiyyah used to say: “nobody of his rank has ever visited our lands.”
Historian Ibn Fadhlullah who studied with them both narrates:
Ibn Taymiyyah used to say: “nobody of his rank has ever visited our lands.”
Historian Ibn Fadhlullah who studied with them both narrates:
«Our Sheikh al-Isfahani visited him once while we were reading Sharh al-‘Umdah, he stood up for him and walked towards him welcoming him to sit in his place.
He stopped what we were doing and said to the Sheikh “how can we speak while you are present?!”
He replied “Allah Allah…
He stopped what we were doing and said to the Sheikh “how can we speak while you are present?!”
He replied “Allah Allah…
ya Mawlana. Sheikh of the Sunnah and the leader of scholars.”
Ibn Taymiyyah said to me "today we won't study, this is a day off to listen to the benefits of of the Sheikh" pointing to Sh. Shams ad-Din.
So he stayed for an hour and it was like the meeting of two seas, …
Ibn Taymiyyah said to me "today we won't study, this is a day off to listen to the benefits of of the Sheikh" pointing to Sh. Shams ad-Din.
So he stayed for an hour and it was like the meeting of two seas, …
two luminaries, as if it was a two bulls meeting, two swords dueling. Then I left the majlis, thinking the woods of Mecca had shut the way, the lava fields of Medinah had reactivated... I couldn't believe this had just happened in Damascus...»
[Masalik al-Mamalik, V. 9 p. 233]
[Masalik al-Mamalik, V. 9 p. 233]
Ibn Taymiyyah used to tell great scholars to be quite so he could let al-Isfahani speak his mind.
Remember he was 13 years younger than him.
Salafi foundations are built upon straws, just count how many points lie in flat contradiction to their modern heresy.
Remember he was 13 years younger than him.
Salafi foundations are built upon straws, just count how many points lie in flat contradiction to their modern heresy.
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