At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
In space
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Summary
In Muharram of the year 401, the amir Qarwash ibn al-Muqallad al-Uqayli declared his obedience to al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, the Fatimid ruler of Egypt, and had the Friday sermon delivered in his name at Mosul, Kufa and al-Mada'in, before returning to obedience to al-Qadir Billah. 1
The sermon in Mosul and along the Euphrates
Qarwash gathered the people of Mosul on the fourth Friday of Muharram. He clothed the preacher in a robe of honour and gave him a text of what to preach, which included prayers for the Fatimid imams, up to al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah. He then went down to Kufa, al-Mada'in and al-Qasr, where he had the Fatimid call proclaimed and interfered in their dealings. 2
The caliphate rallies, and Baha al-Dawla
News reached the caliph al-Qadir Billah and alarmed him. He sent to Amid al-Juyush and wrote to Baha al-Dawla, and dispatched the judge Abu Bakr al-Baqillani as an envoy to him. Baha al-Dawla released a hundred thousand dinars for the army's expenses and threatened Qarwash that he would march against him if he did not return. Qarwash apologised, removed the Fatimid sermon and restored the Abbasid call. 3
Connections
People and things also explored
Deposition of al-Ta'i' and Accession of al-Qadir· مهذب الدولة أبو الحسن علي بن نصر صاحب البطائح· The Dar al-Hikma of Cairo· Great Mosque of al-Nuri· The Revolt of Abu Rakwa al-Umawi against al-Hakim· The reading of the Qadiri Creed in the Dar al-Khilafa· The death of al-Qadir and the accession of al-Qa'im bi-amr Allah, 422· The investiture of al-Sharif al-Radi in black with the headship of the nuqaba'
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.249-251
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.249,251
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.7 p.251
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Qarwash al-Uqayli's khutba for al-Hakim at Mosul and Kufa”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/fatimid-khutba-iraq-401/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.