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- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
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- Levant & Iraq
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Execution of Nasimuddin al-Tabrizi, shaykh of the Hurufis, in Aleppo in 820 AH
In 820 AH Shaykh Nasim al-Din al-Tabrizi, a resident of Aleppo and shaykh of the Hurufis there, was killed. His followers had grown in number and his doctrine had spread, until the sultan ordered his execution. He was beheaded, his skin was flayed, and his body was crucified 1.
Connections
- Had participant
- Nasim al-Din al-Tabrizi
- Occurred at
- Aleppo
People and things also explored
the Ayyubid shuffle — al-Adil to Aleppo, al-Aziz to Egypt· al-Malik al-Ṣāliḥ moved to Aleppo — Saʿd al-Dīn Kumashtakīn seizes the regency· The exchange of Aleppo, from Mosul to Sinjar· Battle of Azaz· Byzantine capture of Aleppo· Conquest of Aleppo (15 AH)· Death of al-Malik al-Zahir of Aleppo· Ibn Layun the Armenian raids the Aleppo countryside
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 153
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islam.museum contributors. “Execution of the Hurufi leader Nasim al-Din al-Tabrizi at Aleppo, 820”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/hurufi-execution-820/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-18.