Shuja' umm al-Mutawakkil
شجاع أم المتوكل
Al-Mutawakkil's mother — dead Rabi' II 247, her son murdered six months later 1.
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Shuja', mother of the caliph al-Mutawakkil. She died in Rabi' al-Akhir of the year 247 AH, and her son al-Muntasir led the funeral prayer over her. al-Mas'udi reports that al-Mutawakkil was killed six months after her death 2.
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- The date rests on a single source. It needs an additional source.
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- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 504
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.504
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islam.museum contributors. “Shuja' umm al-Mutawakkil”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/shuja-umm-al-mutawakkil/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-16.