Muhammad ibn al-Qasim (Sahib al-Talaqan)
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim (Arabic: محمد بن القاسم), also known as Sahib al-Talaqan (lit. 'The Man of Talaqan'), was an Alid who led an unsuccessful Zaydi revolt against the Abbasid Caliphate in Talaqan, in what is now northeastern Afghanistan.
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim | |
|---|---|
| Disappeared | 834 CE Baghdad |
| Status | Never apprehended |
| Nationality | Arab |
| Known for | Leading an Alid rebellion that took place in Talaqan |
His full name is Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al-Ashraf ibn ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib.
Ibn al-Qasim led an Alid rebellion in Talaqan[1][2] in the year 219 AH (834 CE), during the days of the Abbasid Caliphate of Al-Mu'tasim.[3] However, Al-Mu'tasim defeated and arrested him and carried him to Baghdad, detaining him in his palace.
Shortly after, Muhammad was able to escape and was never heard of again.[4] Some people believed that Ibn al-Qasim died or fled, while some of the Shiites believed he was alive and would reappear and that he was the Mahdi.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Islamic History Timeline". IslamicBoard - Discover Islam | Connect with Muslims. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ^ "Hijrah | History, Definition, & Importance". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
- ^ Maqatil al-Talibiyyin, by Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, p. 577
- ^ Al-Farq bayn al-Firaq, by Al-Isfirayini, p. 31
External links
edit- Al-Farq bayn al-Firaq, by Al-Isfirayini, p. 31
- Maqatil al-Talibiyyin, by Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, p. 577