فتنة الباطنية بالعراق وقتلهم الروياني
فتنة الباطنية بالعراق وقتلهم الروياني
c. 1100 CE · 494 AH
In 494 the Batiniyya's hand lay heavy on Iraq — such dread that the amirs wore mail beneath their clothes — and they killed many, among them the Shafi'i shaykh al-Ruwayni, author of al-Bahr 1.
At a glance
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
Overview
The author of "Tarikh al-Khulafa" says that the activity of the Batiniyya increased in Iraq in 494 AH, and they killed people. The danger grew so great that the amirs wore armour under their clothes. 1
Some of those killed
They killed many people, among them al-Ruwayani, author of "al-Bahr" and shaykh of the Shafi'is, whom the Batiniyya killed in Baghdad. 1
The perpetrators are described here in the source's own terms. The data does not include the account of the Batiniyya themselves. It needs an additional source.
Connections
- Had participant
- الروياني صاحب البحر شيخ الشافعية
People and things also explored
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p. 658,660
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islam.museum contributors. “فتنة الباطنية بالعراق وقتلهم الروياني”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/batiniyya-terror-iraq-494/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.