At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
Overview
In Rabi' al-Akhir 351 AH the common Shi'a of Baghdad wrote on the mosques a curse that named Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan, and this was done by order of Mu'izz al-Dawla. No one else was named in the curse. Ibn al-Athir relates this in "al-Kamil". 1
What the source says
The source gives only the report, and the data does not detail the reaction of the people of the Sunna or what followed. It needs an additional source.
Connections
- Had participant
- أحمد بن بويه معز الدولة
People and things also explored
Mu'izz al-Dawla builds the Dar al-Saltana in Baghdad· The Buyids enter Baghdad and receive their titles, 334 AH· Death of Mu'izz al-Dawla ibn Buwayh· The first mourning for al-Husayn in Baghdad· The first 'Ashura mourning and Ghadir festival in Baghdad· Mu'izz al-Dawla deposes and blinds al-Mustakfi· Nasir al-Dawla's march on Baghdad and his defeat· أبو عبد الله ابن البهلول القارئ
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 402
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Curses Inscribed on the Mosques of Baghdad”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/baghdad-mosque-curses-351/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.