القطيف
القطيف
The Gulf-coast oasis of Qatif; Ibn al-Jawzi reports that the Qarmatian Abu Sa'id al-Jannabi made for it in 287 after slaughtering the villagers around it 1.
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al-Qatif: a coastal oasis on the Arabian Gulf in Bahrain. Ibn al-Jawzi reports that Abu Sa'id al-Janabi al-Qarmati went to it in the year 287 AH after his affair had grown strong and he had killed those around him from among the people of the villages. It is also said that he intended Basra. 2
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- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi, p. 310
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi, p.310
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islam.museum contributors. “القطيف”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/al-qatif/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.