The rising of Yahya ibn 'Umar al-Talibi

ظهور يحيى بن عمر الطالبي

250 AH

In 250 Yahya ibn 'Umar al-Talibi appeared and entered Kufa, and then was killed ¹ ² ³. In the same place al-Tabari mentions the appearance of al-Hasan ibn Zayd al-'Alawi ⁴. According to al-Mas'udi, he began his affairs by refraining from bloodshed and from taking people's property, and he showed justice; but he was killed, his head was carried to Baghdad and displayed there, and the people cried out in protest. Abu Hashim al-Ja'fari told Muhammad ibn Tahir that he was congratulating himself on killing a man who, had the Messenger of God ﷺ been alive, would have mourned him. His rising came from a humiliation that befell him and from the neglect he suffered at the hands of al-Mutawakkil and the Turks ⁵

Overview

In 250 AH Yahya ibn Umar al-Talibi appeared and entered Kufa, and then he was killed. ¹ ² ³ In the same place al-Tabari mentions the appearance of al-Hasan ibn Zayd al-Alawi. ⁴

Al-Mas'udi's account

Al-Mas'udi says that his affair began with his restraint from bloodshed and his scrupulousness about people's property, and that he showed justice. He was then killed, and his head was carried to Baghdad and set up, and the people wailed. Abu Hashim al-Ja'fari said to Muhammad ibn Tahir that he was pleased with the killing of a man who, had the Messenger of God been alive, would have been condoled over. Al-Mas'udi says that his rising was because of the humiliation that had come upon him and the disdain of al-Mutawakkil and the Turks. ⁵

Sources

Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.9 p.266

Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.9 p.268

Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.9 p.270

Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.9 p.271

Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 530-531

The rising of Yahya ibn 'Umar al-Talibi

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Al-Mas'udi's account

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