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The Shi'i–Sunni war at Wasit (406–407 AH)

فتنة الشيعة والسنة بواسط

1015 CE · 406 AH

406–407: Wasit's confessional war burned out the Shi'i and Zaydi quarters and drove their notables and Alawids into exile — they fled to Banu Mazyad begging his aid, an early sign of the Mazyadids' rise as patrons of the Alawids 1.

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Abbasid Fragmentation
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Levant & Iraq
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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era

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Overview

In the reports of 406 and 407 AH Ibn al-Jawzi says that the strife between the Shi'a and the Sunnis at Wasit continued, and the quarters of the Shi'a and the Zaydis in it were plundered and burned. 1

The result

The notables of the Shi'a and the Alids fled the city and made for the Banu Mazyad and asked them for help. 1

What is not covered here: the causes of the strife, its parties in detail, and its outcome. This needs an additional source.

People and things also explored

Al-Khirit ibn Rashid's revolt (38–39 AH)· The massacre of the Batinis at Wasit (601 AH)· Abd Allah ibn al-Husayn (the infant of Karbala)· Al-Qasim ibn al-Hasan· Ali al-Akbar ibn al-Husayn· Hasan ibn Ali· Husayn ibn Ali· Uthman ibn Ali

Sources

  1. al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.283
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islam.museum contributors. “The Shi'i–Sunni war at Wasit (406–407 AH)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/wasit-shii-sunni-war-406/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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Al-Khirit ibn Rashid's revolt (38–39 AH)

The Najid Khariji who walked out on Ali after Nahrawan — 'your man's imamate and your conduct alike displease me; I side with those who call for shura'. His night-battle with Ziyad ibn Khasafa bent swords and hamstrung horses; he drew the Banu Najiya and Ahwazi tax-resisters around him until Ma'qil ibn Qays's four-thousand-man expedition demanded 'ten for every one of them'.