In 1285, the Muslim scholar Ibn Taymiyya started teaching Qur 'an exegesis in the mosque and when the Il-Khan Mongols under Ghazan invaded the city in 1300, Ibn Taymiyya preached "jihad", urging the citizens of Damascus to resist their occupation.
The Muslim scholar Ibn Taymiyya started teaching Qur 'an exegesis in the mosque and when the Il-Khan Mongols under Ghazan invaded the city in 1300, Ibn Taymiyya preached "jihad", urging the citizens of Damascus to resist their occupation. This was in 1285.