At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
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Summary
In 483 AH a great sectarian strife broke out in Baghdad between Sunnis and Rafida (Shi'a). Many were killed, and the city's governor could not control it 1.
How it ended
The strife ended with the Sunnis gaining the upper hand through their greater numbers and the caliph's helpers. The Shi'a were subdued and practised taqiyya. They accepted that the mosques of al-Karkh bore the inscription: "The best of people after the Messenger of God is Abu Bakr" 1.
Context
The strife belongs to a long series of sectarian events that Baghdad saw under the Buyid and Seljuq states, including the event of 422 recorded in this museum 1.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Baghdad
People and things also explored
The Nizamiyya Madrasa of Baghdad· Bayt al-Hikma — the House of Wisdom· The 'Adudi Bimaristan· al-Bimaristan al-Muqtadiri· Bimaristan al-Sayyida· Dar al-'Ilm of Baghdad (Sabur's library)· The Jami' al-Qati'a of Baghdad· The mosque of Qati'at Umm Ja'far
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 368
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Sunni-Rafida Strife in Baghdad in 483”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/baghdad-sectarian-war-483/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.