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CONFLICTED

The Firebrand from Damascus (Part 1)

CONFLICTED

Message Heard

Religion & Spirituality, History

4.71.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Ibn Taymiyyah is known as the “Sheikh of Islam” to his admirers, and to his detractors, one of the most significant antecedents of modern Salafi Jihadism. Simultaneously a genius scholar, brutal warrior and unflinching polemicist, he is one of the most important pioneers of a militant form of Sunni Islam, and is now quoted more than any other scholar by Islamist terrorists today. Continuing our series exploring the historical forebears of modern Salafi Jihadism, this week sees us begin two episodes on Ibn Taymiyyah, the great mediaeval Islamic scholar. We’ll explore the world in which he grew up, with Mongol invasions constantly at the gates, alongside the many contradictions that defined his life and how he rose to prominence in the 13th century Middle East. Join our FB Discussion group to get exclusive updates: https://www.facebook.com/groups/450486135832418 Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MHconflicted And Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MHconflicted Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:14.2

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0:21.0

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0:31.0

When it comes to the main historical antecedent for many modern jihadis,

0:36.0

one man stands head and shoulders above the rest.

0:40.0

One scholar writes,

0:41.0

advocates of violent jihad from the late 1970s to the present,

0:46.0

quote, him, more than any other medieval scholar.

0:50.0

Another one claims that Xi's and many Sunnis blame him for introducing excessive intolerance

0:57.0

and theological error into their religion.

1:01.0

This is a man whose thrilling life foreshadows many of the issues with radicalism

1:06.0

that Islam is facing today, a man who baked in an uncompromising even brutal zeal

1:13.0

to the religion still felt 700 years later.

1:17.0

I'm talking, of course, about the 13th, 14th century scholar, theologian warrior,

1:25.0

Ibn Taymiyah, the Sheikh of Islam, as he is called by his admirers.

1:30.0

Now, Ibn Taymiyah is a pretty controversial character.

1:35.0

What does he mean to you?

1:37.0

For me, he is the ultimate jurisprudent and pioneer, I would say,

1:42.0

of political and militant Sunnislam.

1:46.0

Pioneer, I like that word. Ibn Taymiyah was a pioneer,

1:51.0

and part of our ongoing series looking at the historical thinkers who have influenced modern

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