At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
In time
Overview
In one of his gardens al-Radi asked his companions whether they had seen anything finer. They praised the garden, and he replied that al-Suli's chess-playing was finer than those flowers and everything they had described. 1
The event is tied to the caliph al-Radi and to al-Suli. The text does not give the year; the context is al-Radi's reign (322–329 AH) 2.
Connections
- Part of
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Had participant
- al-Radi bi-llah Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn al-Muqtadir· al-Suli
- During the reign of
- Muhammad al-Qahir bi-llah· al-Radi bi-llah Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn al-Muqtadir
People and things also explored
Chess match of al-Suli and al-Mawardi before al-Muktafi· The execution of al-Shalmaghani and Ibn Abi Awn· The deposition of al-Qahir and the blinding of his eyes· Baghdad· Abbasid Caliphate· Muhammad al-Qahir bi-llah· al-Radi bi-llah Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn al-Muqtadir· Battle of Baghdad (932)
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 677
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 676
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Al-Radi prefers al-Suli's chess to a garden's flowers”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/al-suli-chess-praised-before-al-radi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.
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