kˈeɪswɪt stˈeɪts ðˈæt “hɪz ɐlˈɛdʒd sˈuːɪsˌaɪd sˈiːmz ʌntˈɛnəbəl fˈɜːstli bɪkˈʌz ɪt wʌz ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ wˈʌn ʌv ˈɪbən ˈɛs ɐ bˈiː lˌɛɾɚtˈuːbˈiːˈɛf ˌaɪmˈækɹˌɑːn ˈɛn ˈɛs fˈoʊz, ænd sˈɛkəndli bɪkˈʌz sˈuːɪsˌaɪd ɪz hˈoʊli kˈɑːntɹɛɹi tə bˈoʊθ ɪslˈɑːmɪk lˈɔː ænd ˈɪbən ˈɛs ɐ bˈiː lˌɛɾɚtˈuːbˈiːˈɛf ˌaɪmˈækɹˌɑːn ˈɛn ˈɛs fˌɪləsˈɑːfɪkəl bᵻlˈiːfs.”
Casewit states that “his alleged suicide seems untenable firstly because it was related by one of Ibn Sabʿīn’s foes, and secondly because suicide is wholly contrary to both Islamic law and Ibn Sabʿīn’s philosophical beliefs.”