al-Husayn ibn al-Qasim ibn Ubayd Allah al-Barbahari

الحسين بن القاسم بن عبيد الله البربهاري

The leading Hanbali of Baghdad at the century's end, with great hold over the common folk; during Ibn al-Mu'tazz's one-day caliphate the herald invoked his name to win the crowd 1.

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Al-Husayn ibn al-Qasim ibn Ubayd Allah al-Barbahari was the leader of the Hanbalis in Baghdad at the end of the third century AH, and had great influence with the common people. 2

The allegiance to Ibn al-Mu'tazz

When Ibn al-Mu'tazz was given the allegiance in 296 AH, the herald went before him calling: "O company of the common people, this is for your caliph al-Sallam al-Barbahari", seeking to win them over with this, according to Ibn al-Athir. 2

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  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 13
  2. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p.13
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