![]() ![]() He used to write up to four notebooks a day. He had a vast knowledge and wrote many classificatory books and literary works. Ibn Taymiyyah wrote a large number of books he wrote more than three hundred books. ![]() He used to spend his night alone, imploring his Lord, continuously reciting the Quran and performing prayers, mentioning and invoking Allaah, and observing the optional late night prayer. He never let anything distract him from worshipping Allaah. Ibn Taymiyyah was a devoted person who very much observed the acts of worship. He also studied the main books of the Prophet's narrations and tradition such as the authentic narrations reported by Al-Bukhaari, Muslim and others. ![]() He studied the Hanbali school and no one surpassed him in it. This boy was later to be the tortured scholar, Ahmad Ibn Taymiyyah who acquired his knowledge from the best scholars of his time. We've never seen anyone like him before." The scholar stood up saying: "Should this boy live long, he will have a great position. The boy did the same again he read it from the board and then from his memory. The scholar told him: "Erase this, son." He cited more of the Prophet's narrations and asked him to repeat them. Then the Shaykh said to him: "Let me hear it from you." He then started recounting the narrations from his memory exactly like he was reading them from the board. The scholar took the board from him and said to him: "Sit here son, and I'll relate to you some Prophetic narrations to write." He dictated for him some, then he asked him to read them. The scholar called him, so he went to him. The Halabi scholar sat for a while until the boy passed with a big board in his hand. They led the man to the small school where the boy used to go to memorize the Quran. He told them: "I heard in other territories of a boy who is quick in memorizing everything. The scholars and dignitaries of the city went to welcome him. Once, one of the scholars of Halab visited Damascus. ![]() Though he was young, his fame reached the neighbouring territories. He was known for his physiognomy, sharp memory and wittedness which amazed the people of Damascus and made them admire him more and more. He said, pointing to a book in his hand: "You did not benefit anything from your trip, whereas I memorized all this book in your absence." When they came back at the end of the day, they blamed him for not going out with them. One day, his father and his family asked him to join them on a picnic but he suddenly disappeared, so they had to go out without him. ![]()
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