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Beginning of the Qarmatian movement

ابتداء أمر القرامطة

278 AH

In 278 AH al-Tabari records the beginning of the affair of the Qarmatians. It began when a man came from the Khuzestan region to the Sawad of Kufa; he showed asceticism and settled at a place called al-Nahrayn, then he told those who sat with him that he was calling to an imam of the Family of the Prophet ﷺ 1. According to al-Mas'udi, a Qarmati appeared in Syria in 289 AH and fought wars with Tughj and the armies of the Egyptians; al-Muktafi went out to al-Raqqa, the Qarmatians were taken in 291, and Dhikrawayh ibn Mihrawayh fell upon the pilgrims in 294 until he was killed and brought into Madinat al-Salam 2

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al-Tabari mentions the beginning of the affair of the Qarmatians in the account for 278 AH. 1

al-Tabari's account

At first a man came from the direction of Khuzistan to the countryside of Kufa. He showed asceticism and settled in a place called al-Nahrayn, then he informed those who sat with him that he was calling to an imam from the People of the House. 1

al-Mas'udi's account

According to al-Mas'udi, the Qarmatian appeared in Syria in 289 AH, and he had wars with Tughj and the armies of the Egyptians. al-Muktafi marched out to al-Raqqa, and the Qarmatians took it in 291 AH. Dhikrawayh ibn Mihrawayh appeared among the pilgrims in 294 AH until he was killed and carried into the City of Peace (Baghdad). 3

Sources

  1. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.10 p.23
  2. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 638
  3. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p.638
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