The khutba for al-Hakim, ruler of Egypt, in Mecca and Medina

الخطبة للحاكم صاحب مصر بمكة والمدينة

c. 1005 CE · 396 AH

Mecca → Medina

In 396 Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Umar al-Alawi led the pilgrimage and gave the khutba at Mecca and Medina for al-Hakim, ruler of Egypt, following the usual practice; he ordered the people of the two sanctuaries to stand whenever his name was mentioned, and did the same in Egypt, where, whenever he was mentioned, they stood and prostrated in the markets and gathering places 1.

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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
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Arabia · Egypt & Nile
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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era

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In 396 Ahmad b. Muhammad b. 'Umar al-'Alawi led the hajj and preached at Mecca and Medina for al-Hakim, lord of Egypt, as was the custom — and ordered the people of the two sanctuaries to stand at his mention; the like was done in Egypt: at his name they stood and prostrated in the markets and gathering-places 1.

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Mecca· Medina
Had participant
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah Mansur ibn al-Aziz

People and things also explored

Restoration of the Abbasid Khutba in the Two Harams in 479· The capture of Thumama ibn Uthal al-Hanafi and his acceptance of Islam· The Hijra· The opening of Ja'far al-Sadiq's house in Medina and the removal of its relics to Egypt· The Pledges of Aqaba· The early Muslim community· The Muhajirun· Muwatta 1358

Sources

  1. al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.231
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islam.museum contributors. “The khutba for al-Hakim, ruler of Egypt, in Mecca and Medina”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/fatimid-khutba-haramayn-396/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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