Ibn al-Salah was born in the village of Shahrakhan in Erbil, Kurdistan and was raised in Mosul and then resided in Damascus, where he died.
11 Facts About Ibn al-Salah
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Ibn al-Salah first studied fiqh with his father in Sharazor, located in the south-eastern part of what is currently referred to as Iraqi Kurdistan.
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Ibn al-Salah then occupied himself in Mosul for an unknown period of time, studying under a number of local religious scholars.
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Ibn al-Salah studied in a number of cities, including: Baghdad, Hamedan, Naysabur, Merv, Aleppo, Damascus and Harran.
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Ibn al-Salah Khallikan described him as being from amongst the exemplary scholars of Quranic exegesis, hadith and jurisprudence, participating in a number of religious disciplines and producing sound religious verdicts.
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Ibn al-Salah held several positions throughout his life, primarily in the field of education.
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Ibn al-Salah taught at the Salahiyyah School in Jerusalem, and then, following the destruction of its city walls, moved to Damascus and taught at the Rawahiyyah School for some time following its inception.
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Ibn al-Salah was then appointed a teacher at the al-Shamiyyah al-Sughara School.
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Ibn al-Salah had a number of students, some of whom achieved prominence in their own right; from them:.
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Ibn al-Salah was buried in the Sufiyyah graveyard, now the location of a hospital, a mosque and other buildings.
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Ibn al-Salah had a number of works the most notable named below in addition to others on individual issues.