Abu Faqas

أبو فقعس

A man scourged at Baghdad in Ramadan 258 after witnesses established he cursed the early generations — he died under the fifty lashes 1.

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The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Abu Faqas, a man who was beaten in Baghdad on Thursday, seven nights into Ramadan 258 AH, after evidence was established that he abused the early generations. 2

The event

He was beaten fifty lashes and died. This is what Ibn al-Jawzi relates in "al-Muntazam". 2

Notes for researchers

  • No other information about him is available; a second source is needed.

Sources

  1. al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , p. 100
  2. al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , p.100
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