At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Abu Muhallim, an interpreter of dreams at the court of al-Wathiq. He was asked about al-Wathiq's dream of the "mart", and said that the mart is a barren wasteland where nothing grows. 1
As al-Suyuti relates it, the meaning of his interpretation is that whoever perishes before God is one whose heart is empty of faith, as the mart is empty of plants. He then recited to the caliph a hundred rhymes by a hundred well-known poets, each with the word "mart" in a verse, and al-Wathiq ordered him given a hundred thousand dinars. 1
Note: the English data in the museum's records say "dirhams", while the Arabic text says "dinars". This draft follows the Arabic.
Connections
- Related to
- al-Wathiq
People and things also explored
Al-Wathiq installs Ashinas al-Turki over the sultanate· Death of al-Wathiq· Killing of Ahmad ibn Nasr al-Khuza'i· Sallam the Interpreter's mission to the barrier of Gog and Magog· The Ransoming of Muslim Captives from the Byzantines in the Year Thirty-One· Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Azdi· Ahmad ibn Nasr al-Khuza'i· al-Wathiq
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 533
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Abu Muhallim”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abu-muhallim/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.