Qadib al-Ban (
Arabic
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: قضيب البان) full name Abu 'Abd Allah al-Husayn ibn Isa ibn Yahya ibn Ali al-Hasani (died 1174), was a Muslim scholar and
Sufi
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Practitioners of Sufism are r ...
mystic who lived in
Mosul, Iraq. He belonged to the
Hanbali
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school of Islamic thought and was a disciple of
Abdul Qadir al-Jilani.
Biography
Qadib al-Ban al-Mawsili was a well-known Muslim scholar of the
Hanbali
The Hanbali school or Hanbalism is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence, belonging to the Ahl al-Hadith tradition within Sunni Islam. It is named after and based on the teachings of the 9th-century scholar, jurist and tradit ...
school of thought, who was mentored by
Abdul Qadir al-Jilani. He also married one of Abdul Qadir al-Jilani's daughters. The renowned spiritual philosopher
Ibn Arabi
Ibn Arabi (July 1165–November 1240) was an Andalusian Sunni
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any successor and that his closest com ...
, in his work
Al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya, said that in his travel to Mosul, he was able to meet with Qadib al-Ban who demonstrated to the awed philosopher some of his mystical talents and capabilities.
Tomb
Qadib al-Ban died in 1174 and was buried in his house. His house was reconstructed in the Seljuk period as a mosque and mausoleum by the governor of Mosul, Ahmad ibn Salih, in 1123, only to be renovated years later during the
Ottoman period. The site was completely rebuilt in 1958 but received another renovation in 1965.
2014 destruction
When
ISIL
The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist organization and unrecognized quasi-state. IS occupied signif ...
took control of
Mosul
Mosul ( ; , , ; ; ; ) is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of Nineveh Governorate. It is the second largest city in Iraq overall after the capital Baghdad. Situated on the banks of Tigris, the city encloses the ruins of the ...
in 2014, the mosque and mausoleum of Qadib al-Ban were detonated using an IED.
It is currently being rebuilt and is under construction.
See also
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List of Sufis
This list article contains names of notable people commonly considered as Sufis or otherwise associated with Sufism.
List of notable Sufis
A
* Abadir Umar ar-Rida
* Abd al-Rauf al-Sinkili
* Abu Bakr al-Kalabadhi
* Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani
* Al ...
References
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Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam
Iraqi Sufi religious leaders
Iraqi Sufi saints
12th-century jurists
1174 deaths