At a glance
- Roles
- General
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Warqa b. Nawfal, commander of al-Muqtadir bi'llah; in 303 he fell upon the Arabs of the al-Ajfar district. 1
The attack
He killed a body of them, captured another and brought them into Baghdad — where the mob fell on the prisoners and killed them. 1
Connections
- Allied with
- al-Muqtadir bi'llah
- Participated in
- Warqa's Raid on the Bedouin at al-Ajfar and the Mob's Killing of the Captives
People and things also explored
al-Bimaristan al-Muqtadiri· Arrest of al-Ka'ki and Demolition of Baratha Mosque· The Qarmatians take the Black Stone· The first deposition of al-Muqtadir and the allegiance to Ibn al-Mu'tazz· Mu'nis's deposition of al-Muqtadir and the troops' restoration of him· The Byzantine embassy and al-Muqtadir's great procession· al-Muqtadir's Endowment for the Two Sanctuaries· Warqa's Raid on the Bedouin at al-Ajfar and the Mob's Killing of the Captives
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , p. 418
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Warqa' ibn Nawfal”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/warqa-ibn-nawfal/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.