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- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
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Overview
On Thursday the third of Sha'ban 349 a Sunni–Shi'a fitna broke out at the New Bridge; next day's Friday prayer was suspended in every congregational mosque on both banks except Baratha, where prayer was held. A group of the Banu Hashim were seized and detained at the vizier's house as the fitna's cause, and released next day 1.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Baghdad
People and things also explored
The Nizamiyya Madrasa of Baghdad· Bayt al-Hikma — the House of Wisdom· The 'Adudi Bimaristan· al-Bimaristan al-Muqtadiri· Bimaristan al-Sayyida· Dar al-'Ilm of Baghdad (Sabur's library)· The Jami' al-Qati'a of Baghdad· The mosque of Qati'at Umm Ja'far
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , p. 687
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The fitna at the New Bridge and the suspension of Friday prayer”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/qantara-fitna-349/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.