The war between the amirs of Mecca and Medina (601 AH)
الحرب بين أميري مكة والمدينة
1205 CE · 601 AH
601: the Husaynid amirs of the two sanctuaries went to war — Qatada of Mecca marched to besiege Medina; Salim ibn Qasim prayed at the Prophet ﷺ's tomb and supplicated, then met him at Dhu al-Hulayfa and routed him, chasing him into a siege inside Mecca itself — until Qatada corrupted Salim's amirs, and Salim withdrew 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
In time
Overview
In 601 AH a war broke out between the amir of Mecca, Qatada al-Husayni, and the amir of Medina, Salim ibn Qasim al-Husayni, each with a large force. 1
The march on Medina
The reversal
Ibn al-Athir relates that Qatada sent to the commanders with Salim and turned them against him. They sided with him and made an alliance with him. Salim returned to Medina, and Qatada's position became strong again. 1
Connections
- Had participant
- قتادة بن إدريس العلوي أمير مكة· Salim ibn Qasim, amir of Medina
People and things also explored
قتل أمير الحاج أقباش ووقعة الحسن بن قتادة بمكة· وثبة قتادة على ركب العراق بمنى سنة 608هـ· قتادة بن إدريس العلوي أمير مكة· Salim ibn Qasim, amir of Medina· دخول أبي مسلم مرو وانقضاض شيعته على مضر· The Akhlat fitna and massacre (604 AH)· نكث شروط غرناطة وثورة البشرات· Amr ibn Ma'dikarib's apostasy after the Prophet's death
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p. 245
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