Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Alawi
محمد بن يوسف العلوي
The Alid who ruled Mecca after his brother until Abu l-Saj al-Ashrusi drove him out 1.
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Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Alawi. He succeeded his brother Yusuf ibn Isma'il over Mecca after his death in 252 AH, and was twenty years older than him. Al-Mas'udi says that people suffered great hardship because of him. 2
Al-Mu'tazz's response
Al-Mu'tazz sent Abu al-Saj al-Ashrusani to the Hijaz, and Muhammad ibn Yusuf fled, and a multitude of his companions were killed. 2
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 551
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.551
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