At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
Overview
al-Maqqari mentions the battle of Anija on Thursday, ten days before the end of Dhu al-Hijja 634 AH, in which the hafiz Abu al-Rabi' al-Kilai was killed. 2
The death of al-Kilai
al-Maqqari relates that he kept always at the front of the lines, facing the enemy, calling to those who had fled: "Do you flee from Paradise?" He used to say that the end of his life would be seventy years, on account of a dream he had seen as a child. His student Ibn al-Abbar mourned him in an elegy rhyming in mim. 2
Perhaps this battle is the same as the battle of Anisha mentioned on another page of the museum. It needs review for merging.
Connections
- Had participant
- Abu al-Rabi al-Kila'i
People and things also explored
Sources
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p. 477
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p.477
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The battle of Anija and the killing of Ibn al-Kila'i”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/battle-of-anija-634/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.