Salim ibn Qasim, amir of Medina
سالم بن قاسم أمير المدينة
The Husaynid amir of Medina — defeated Qatada of Mecca at Dhu al-Hulayfa after praying at the Prophet ﷺ's tomb, besieged him inside Mecca, and lost the war only when Qatada corrupted his amirs 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Overview
Salim ibn Qasim al-Husayni, amir of Medina. He fought Amir Qatada al-Husayni, amir of Mecca, in the year 601 AH. He met him at Dhu al-Hulayfa, after he had prayed at the Prophet's chamber and made supplication. He defeated Qatada, followed him to Mecca and besieged him there 2.
Then Qatada turned some of the amirs who were with Salim against him, and they went over to Qatada. Salim then returned to Medina 2.
Connections
- Participated in
- The war between the amirs of Mecca and Medina (601 AH)
People and things also explored
قتادة بن إدريس العلوي أمير مكة· The war between the amirs of Mecca and Medina (601 AH)
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p. 245
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p.245
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