Yahya ibn Harthama
يحيى بن هرثمة
The officer sent to fetch 'Ali al-Hadi from Medina — 'I found nothing but a mushaf and a prayer-book' 1.
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Yahya ibn Harthama, whom al-Mutawakkil sent to Medina to bring Ali ibn Muhammad al-Alawi out. al-Mas'udi reports that the people of Medina cried out, and he swore to them that he had not been ordered to do anything hateful. He searched the house and found nothing but a copy of the Qur'an and a supplication. Then he brought him out and took charge of his service 2.
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- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 550
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.550
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