Ibn al-Aftas the Alid
ابن الأفطس العلوي
The Alid who seized Mecca in 199 AH and led the Muzdalifa rites himself 1.
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An Alid (alawi) who rose up in Mecca in 199 AH during the emirate of the pilgrimage of Muhammad ibn Dawud ibn Isa ibn Musa, and seized Mecca. The emir of the pilgrimage withdrew from it. Al-Mas'udi relates that the people went out and stood at Arafat without an imam, and that when they reached Muzdalifa he appeared to them and completed the rest of their pilgrimage for them. 2
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Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 746
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.746
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islam.museum contributors. “Ibn al-Aftas the Alid”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-al-aftas-al-alawi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.