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The killing of Ibn Aisha

قتل ابن عائشة

210 AH

In the year 210 al-Ma'mun gained the upper hand over Ibn Aisha and his companions 1; then he killed Ibn Aisha and crucified him 2. According to al-Mas'udi, al-Ma'mun rode by night to the Mutabbaq prison until he killed Ibn Aisha; he was the first Abbasid to be crucified in Islam, and Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Afriqi was killed with him. When he killed him, al-Ma'mun recited the verse: 'The fire lies hidden in its stones; whenever a striker strikes it, it blazes' 3.

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In 210 AH the caliph al-Ma'mun captured Ibn Aisha and his companions, and then Ibn Aisha was killed and crucified. 1 2

Al-Mas'udi's account

Al-Mas'udi says that al-Ma'mun rode to the prison at night until Ibn Aisha was killed, and that he was the first Abbasid to be crucified in Islam. Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Ifriqi was killed with him. He quotes a verse that al-Ma'mun recited when he killed him. 4

What is not covered here: the reason for his arrest and the details of the charge. This needs an additional source.

Sources

  1. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.8 p.602
  2. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.8 p.603
  3. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 428
  4. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p.428
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