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- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Overview
The scholar Abu al-Fadl Ja'far ibn Harb of Hamadhan, the ascetic Mu'tazili, among the most devout of his people, author of works; he died in 236 AH. 2
Anecdotes
He attended al-Wathiq's assembly for disputation; when prayer time came al-Wathiq stepped forward and led them while Ja'far withdrew, removed his leather socks and prayed alone — though he was close to Yahya ibn Kamil. 2
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , p. 687
- Siyar a'lam al-nubala' — al-Dhahabi (Ideas House International edition, 2004) , p.1297
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islam.museum contributors. “جعفر بن حرب”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/jafar-ibn-harb/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.