وفاة المهدي
وفاة المهدي
c. August 785 CE · 8 Muharram 169 AH
In year 169 al-Mahdi died: chasing game, the quarry burst into a ruin and his horse followed, breaking his back in its doorway — he died on the spot, on the eighth of Muharram; others say he died poisoned 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Review
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In time
Overview
Note
The second account, the poison account, is related by al-Suyuti with the phrase "it is said". The report comes from a single source and needs an additional source.
Connections
- Had participant
- Muhammad al-Mahdi
People and things also explored
The Digging of Nahr al-Sila· The Aman of Samalu and its People's Transfer to Baghdad· The Taking and Settling of Mar'ash· خلع عيسى بن موسى من ولاية العهد· قتل صالح بن عبد القدوس· The Building of Madinat al-Hadath· The Founding of Madinat al-Salam (Baghdad)· Founding of al-Muhammadiyya at Rayy
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p. 443
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islam.museum contributors. “وفاة المهدي”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/death-of-al-mahdi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.