Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In time
In space
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Overview
Muhammad b. Harun led the hajj in 281, and a great rain struck the pilgrims at al-Ajfar — many perished; a man would sink in the mud and none could pull him out 1.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Mecca
People and things also explored
Dar al-Nadwa· The Kaaba· Al-Masjid Al-Haram· Idol worship in the Jahiliyya and its rites· The offices of Quraysh at Mecca· Restoration of the Abbasid Khutba in the Two Harams in 479· Abu Jahl's plan to crush the Prophet's head with a stone· Abu Talib gathers Banu Hashim and Banu al-Muttalib
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , p. 147
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Pilgrims Drowned in the Mud of al-Ajfar, 281 AH”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/hajj-ajfar-mud-281/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.