At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe · Maghreb
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
In time
Overview
News of the death of the sultan Abu Zakariya reached Sicily in 647 AH. An agreement had been made with the lord of the island that the Muslims of Palermo would share the city and its suburb. 1
What happened
The Christians moved quickly against them, and the Muslims took refuge in the fortresses and rough ground. The lord of Sicily besieged them until they came down, then ferried them across the sea to the opposite coast and settled them in the town of Wajjara. After that he moved to Malta and drove the Muslims out of it. 1
The date is derived from the Hijri calendar and tied to the death of Abu Zakariya; it needs a second source.
Connections
- Had participant
- Abu Zakariya al-Hafsi
People and things also explored
Abu Zakariya al-Hafsi's break with the Almohads· Sultan Abu Ishaq al-Hafsi· al-Mustansir billah al-Hafsi· Hafsid dynasty· Abu Zakariya al-Hafsi
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The collapse of Muslim Sicily after Abu Zakariya's death”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/muslim-sicily-collapse-647/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.