الحسن الأعشم القرمطي
الحسن الأعشم القرمطي
Al-Hasan al-A'sam the Qarmatian; he marched the Bahrayn host on Egypt in 363. To al-Mu'izz's letter urging common allegiance and threats he answered on the same sheet: 'Write less, threaten less — we are marching on it behind this letter' 1.
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- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Overview
Al-Hasan ibn Ahmad al-A'sham, a commander of the Qarmatians in al-Ahsa. Ibn al-Athir in "Al-Kamil" reports that he set out in 363 AH with their vanguard from al-Ahsa to the lands of Egypt and besieged it. 2
The reply to al-Mu'izz
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah wrote to him a letter in which he mentioned his lineage and the lineage of his family, and said that the call was one, and made him promises and threats. Al-Hasan wrote beneath the letter a reply to the effect that: "You have little to show and much to frighten with; we are marching towards you on its track." Then he marched until he camped before Egypt. 2
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p. 470
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p.470
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islam.museum contributors. “الحسن الأعشم القرمطي”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/hasan-al-asam/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.