al-Mustajir claimant

ابن العيسى بن المكتفي المستجير بالله

A son of al-'Isa ibn al-Muktafi; in Sha'ban 349 he appeared in Armenia and Muqan styling himself al-Mustajir billah, calling to the chosen one of the Prophet ﷺ's house, wearing wool and commanding right, and moved on Azerbaijan with a following 1.

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The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Persia & Central Asia · Anatolia
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Al-Mustajir bi'llah b. al-'Isa b. al-Muktafi bi'llah; in Sha'ban 349 word came that he had appeared in the region of Armenia and Muqan under the name al-Mustajir bi'llah, calling to al-Murtada of the Prophet's house — he donned wool and enjoined the right, a company followed him and he marched to Azerbaijan. 1

Sources

  1. al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , p. 687
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