At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Qatada ibn Idris al-Alawi, emir of Mecca, an Alawi sharif of the Husaynid line. According to Ibn al-Athir, his rule extended from the borders of Yemen to Medina, and he had the fortress of Yanbu. He acquired many mamluks, and the Arabs feared him. 1
At the start of his rule he was of good conduct: he removed corrupt slaves, protected the land, and treated the pilgrims well. Ibn al-Athir then reports that he behaved badly, renewed unlawful taxes in Mecca, and in some years robbed pilgrims. 1
It is said that at his death in 618 AH his son al-Hasan strangled him. He used to compose poetry. When he was summoned to attend the emir of the pilgrim caravan he refused, was rebuked from Baghdad, and answered with verses. 1
Connections
- Ruler of
- Mecca
- Participated in
- Death of Qatada amir of Mecca; al-Hasan succeeds; the hajj commander killed· The killing of the pilgrimage commander Aqbash and the battle of al-Hasan ibn Qatada in Mecca· The war between the amirs of Mecca and Medina (601 AH)· War between the amirs of Mecca and Medina· Qatada's assault on the Iraqi pilgrim caravan at Mina, 608
People and things also explored
Mecca· Death of Qatada amir of Mecca; al-Hasan succeeds; the hajj commander killed· War between the amirs of Mecca and Medina· Dar al-Nadwa· The Kaaba· Al-Masjid Al-Haram· Idol worship in the Jahiliyya and its rites· The offices of Quraysh at Mecca
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p.426-427
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “قتادة بن إدريس العلوي أمير مكة”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/qatada-ibn-idris-al-alawi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-18.