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Muʿīn Al-Dīn Ibn Al-Shaykh
Muʿīn al-Dīn Ḥasan ibn al-Shaykh (died 10/12 February 1246): 22 ''Ramadan, Ramaḍān'' 643 Anno Hegirae, AH; : 24 ''Ramaḍān'' 643 (a Monday). was the vizier of the Ayyubid sultan of Egypt, al-Ṣāliḥ Ayyūb, from 1240 until his death. Muʿīn al-Dīn belonged to a family known as the Awlād al-Shaykh. His ancestors came from Greater Khorasan, Khorāsān. He was the youngest of four brothers. His elder brothers were Fakhr al-Dīn Yūsuf ibn al-Shaykh, Fakhr al-Dīn Yūsuf, ʿImād al-Dīn ʿUmar ibn al-Shaykh, ʿImād al-Dīn ʿUmar and Kamāl al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn al-Shaykh, Kamāl al-Dīn Aḥmad. Like his brothers, he was a ''ṣūfī'' who taught Shāfiʿī jurisprudence in Cairo before entering politics. Muʿīn al-Dīn was appointed "deputy of the vizier" (''nāʾib al-wizāra'') by Sultan al-Kāmil. He was part of the council that, after al-Kāmil's death in 1240, elected al-Jawwād Yūnus as regent in Damascus. He was promoted to full vizier by al-Kāmil's successo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramadan
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (''Fasting in Islam, sawm''), communal prayer (salah), reflection, and community. It is also the month in which the Quran is believed to have been revealed to the Prophets of Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad. The annual observance of Ramadan is regarded as one of the five pillars of Islam and lasts twenty-nine to thirty days, from one sighting of the Hilal (crescent moon), crescent moon to the next. Fasting from dawn to sunset is obligatory (''fard'') for all adult Muslims who are not acute illness, acutely or chronic illness, chronically ill, travelling, old age, elderly, breastfeeding, Pregnancy, pregnant, or Menstruation in Islam, menstruating. The predawn meal is referred to as ''suhur'', and the nightly feast that breaks the fast is called ''iftar''. Although rulings (''fatawa'') have been issued declaring that Muslims who live in regions with a midnight sun or pola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
