محمد بن الحسن بن جعفر العلوي

محمد بن الحسن بن جعفر العلوي

Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Ja'far the Talibid; he and his brother Ali stormed Medina in Safar 271, killing townsmen and levying money, so that no Friday nor congregational prayer was held in the Prophet ﷺ's mosque for four weeks 1.

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An Alid of the Talibid line. He and his brother Ali entered Medina on the first of Safar 271 AH, killed a group of its people and demanded money from them.

Ibn al-Jawzi says that the people of Medina did not pray in the Mosque of the Prophet for four Fridays, neither Friday prayer nor congregational prayer. 2

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  1. al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , p. 101
  2. al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , p.101
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The entry into Medina of the two sons of al-Hasan ibn Ja'far al-Alawi

In Safar 271 the Talibid brothers Muhammad and Ali b. al-Hasan b. Ja'far entered Medina by force, killed townspeople and mulcted them, silencing the Prophet's mosque for four Fridays.