of the Sultan, where Ibn ʿAdlān was in attendance. Shaykh Sharaf al-Dīn spoke with him, engaged him in debate, and examined the issues with him, ultimately prevailing over him ⦗1⦘.

In the month of Ṣafar ⦗2⦘ in the year 707 AH, Qāḍī Badr al-Dīn Ibn Jamāʿah met Shaykh Taqī al-Dīn in the residence of al-Awhadī inside the Citadel early on a Friday morning. They parted before the congregational prayer, after a lengthy exchange.

In Rabīʿ al-Awwal ⦗3⦘ of the same year, Emir Ḥusām al-Dīn Muhannā ibn ʿĪsā—the King of the Arabs—entered Egypt. He went in person to al-Jubb and, having obtained permission, brought Shaykh Taqī al-Dīn out to the residence of the deputy of the sultanate in the Citadel. A number of jurists were present; an extensive discussion took place among them, and the Friday prayer dispersed the gathering.

They met again at sunset, but the matter was not concluded ⦗4⦘.

By order of the Sultan they assembled once more on Sunday. Several jurists attended, but none of the judges came; though summoned, some excused themselves on account of illness and others for different reasons ⦗5⦘. The session ended amicably, and the Shaykh spent the night with the deputy of the sultanate.

On Monday morning—may Allah have mercy on him—he wrote a letter to Damascus informing them of his release, his stay in the house of Shaqīr in Cairo, and that the deputy of the Sultan had asked him to remain for a few days after Emir Muhannā so the people might witness his merits and have the opportunity to meet him.

His imprisonment—may Allah have mercy on him—lasted eighteen months ⦗6⦘.

The Shaykh then spent about six months, or a little more, calling the people to Allah and guiding them, and they benefited from him.