منع المعتضد دكاكين الفلاسفة وقعود القصاص والمنجمين
منع المعتضد دكاكين الفلاسفة وقعود القصاص والمنجمين
c. 892 CE · 279 AH
In his first year al-Mu'tadid barred the booksellers from selling philosophers' books and the like, banned storytellers and astrologers from sitting in the street, and swore the warraqin off books of philosophy and dialectic 1.
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
Overview
In the first year of his caliphate, al-Mu'tadid forbade the booksellers to sell the books of the philosophers and the like, and forbade the storytellers and astrologers to sit in the street. 2
Al-Suyuti quotes al-Suli that he ordered that no astrologer or storyteller sit in the street, and made the booksellers swear not to sell the books of philosophy and dialectic. 2
The year 279 AH is derived, and the date needs a second source.
Connections
- Had participant
- المعتضد بالله
People and things also explored
al-Mu'tadid's unbuilt academy plan· هدم دار الندوة بمكة· عزم المعتضد على لعن معاوية على المنابر· إبطال المعتضد مراسم النيروز· زفاف قطر الندى إلى المعتضد· المعتضد بالله
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p. 569,573
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition), p.569,573
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islam.museum contributors. “منع المعتضد دكاكين الفلاسفة وقعود القصاص والمنجمين”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/mutadid-book-and-astrologer-ban/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.