هدم الحاكم كنيسة القيامة وكنائس مصر
هدم الحاكم كنيسة القيامة وكنائس مصر
c. 1007 CE · 398 AH
In 398 al-Hakim destroyed Jerusalem's Church of the Sepulchre and all Egypt's churches, ordering Christians to wear arm-length crosses of five Egyptian ratls and Jews wooden qirami of the same weight, with black turbans; a party of them professed Islam. Afterwards he permitted the rebuilding of the churches and let those compelled return to their faith 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
Overview
Measures against the People of the Book
He ordered the Christians to hang crosses around their necks, each a cubit long and weighing five Egyptian pounds. He ordered the Jews to carry wooden pieces of the same weight, and to wear black turbans. A group of them became Muslims. 2
Afterwards
Al-Hakam then permitted the rebuilding of the churches, and allowed those who had become Muslim under compulsion to return to their religion. 2
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Connections
- Had participant
- الحاكم بأمر الله منصور بن العزيز
People and things also explored
The Dar al-Hikma of Cairo· دار العلم بالقاهرة· الحاكم بأمر الله منصور بن العزيز
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p. 637-638
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p.637-638
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islam.museum contributors. “هدم الحاكم كنيسة القيامة وكنائس مصر”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/hakim-sepulchre-destruction-398/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.