إبراهيم بن الوليد بن عبد الملك

132 AH

Abu Ishaq, sworn in after his brother Yazid al-Naqis died — some say designated, others not; per Burd ibn Sinan, Qatan forged a deed of succession on Yazid's lips and had men witness it though Yazid had designated nothing. He held the caliphate seventy nights, then was deposed Monday 14 Safar 127 when Marwan ibn Muhammad marched on him; al-Mada'ini says his authority never settled — some greeted him as caliph, some as amir, some refused the bay'a. His seal read 'Ibrahim trusts in God'. He lived until 132, then was killed among the Banu Umayya in al-Saffah's massacre ¹.

Overview

Ibrahim ibn al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik, known by the kunya Abu Ishaq, son of al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik and brother of Yazid ibn al-Walid. He was given the oath of allegiance to the caliphate after his brother's death, and was deposed about seventy nights later. ²

The oath

Al-Suyuti says it was said that Yazid had designated him as successor, and it was said that he did not. He relays from Bard ibn Sinan that Qutn fabricated a document of designation in Yazid's name, had people witness it, and that Yazid designated no one. ²

The deposition

He remained in the caliphate for seventy nights. He was deposed on Monday, fourteen nights into Safar 127 AH, when Marwan ibn Muhammad rose against him. ²

Al-Suyuti relays from al-Mada'ini that his position was never settled: some greeted him as caliph, some as amir, and some refused to give him their allegiance. The motto of his seal was "Ibrahim trusts in God." ²

Last years

He lived until 132 AH and was killed among those of the Umayyads who were killed in the battle of al-Saffah. ³

Note for the editor

The date of death (132 AH) has one source in the museum's data. It needs an additional source.

Sources

Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 410-411

Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.410-411

Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.410

Muhammad Qabbani, The Umayyad State from Birth to Fall (Damascus: Dar Wahy al-Qalam, 2006)

The Sibayn Reclamation and Maslama's Estates

In al-Baladhuri: when breaches burst in al-Hajjaj's days he wrote al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik that he had costed their damming at three million dirhams; al-Walid found it excessive. Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik said 'I will pay, if you grant me the lowlands that still hold water after the three million is spent by your trusted adviser al-Hajjaj.' Granted, Maslama acquired adjoining tasasij lands, dug al-Sibayn, drew peasants and cultivators, brought the lands under tillage and annexed many estates to fortify himself. When the blessed dawla came and Umayyad wealth was seized, all al-Sibayn was granted to Dawud ibn Ali ibn Abdallah ibn al-Abbas, then bought from his heirs with its rights and bounds — becoming caliphal estates.

إبراهيم بن الوليد بن عبد الملك

At a glance