At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
Summary
In 282 AH the caliph al-Mu'tadid abolished what had been done at Nawruz: lighting fires and pouring water over people. 2
The source's view
The source describes this as the removal of a Magian custom. The dating is by the Hijri year alone; the conversion to the Gregorian calendar is derived. 2
Connections
- Had participant
- al-Mu'tadid bi-llah
People and things also explored
Baraz al-Rawz palace· al-Mu'tadid's unbuilt academy plan· Abu Ahmad Imprisons His Son Abu al-Abbas al-Mu'tadid· The appointment of Amr ibn al-Layth over the lands beyond the Balkh river· The Demolition of Dar al-Nadwa in Mecca· Dredging of the Dujayl river· The ransom exchange between Muslims and Byzantines, 283· Al-Mu'tadid's decree on returning the residue of inheritances to blood kin
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 574
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.574
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Al-Mu'tadid abolishes the Nawruz observances”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/nawruz-abolition-282/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.