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Ibn Taymiyyah

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Religious Figure

The Resume

    (January 22, 1263-September 27, 1328)
    Born in Harran, Turkey
    Full name was Taqi ad-Din Abu 'I-'Abbas Ahmad ibn Abd al-Halim ibn Abd as-Salam Ibn Taymiya al-Harrani
    Islamic theologian
    Wrote 350 religious works

Why he might be annoying:

    His full name is extremely long.
    He said that conversion to Islam was insufficient to make someone a 'true' Muslim.
    Specifically, he declared that the Mongols were not true Muslims because they continued to follow their traditional Yassa law code instead of Islamic sharia law.
    He wrote, 'Accursed be Christianity and its adherents.'
    He wrote that jihad was 'the best of the forms of voluntary service man can devote to God,' specifically declaring it superior to prayer, fasting and pilgrimage.
    He heavily influenced Islamic fundamentalists.
    Osama Bin Laden frequently cited his 'Mardin fatwa' when calling for a holy war against the US.

Why he might not be annoying:

    When the Il-Khanate of Mahmud Ghazan attacked Syria, he was part of a delegation of scholars sent to persuade Ghazan to desist.
    He was reportedly the only member of the delegation with the cojones to directly confront Ghazan, telling him 'Although your father and your grandfather, Hulagu, were non-believers, they did not attack us and they kept their promise. But you promised and broke your promise.'
    He was frequently imprisoned by the political and religious authorities.
    He was eventually banned from having any books, paper or pens in his cell.
    After his death in Damascus, an estimated 100,000 people joined his funeral procession, forcing business in the city to shut down.

Credit: C. Fishel


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    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 61 Votes: 47.54% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 59 Votes: 64.41% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 104 Votes: 57.69% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 57 Votes: 80.70% Annoying