Hawashim emirate of Mecca
دولة الهواشم بمكة
The Hawashim state of Mecca of the Banu Hasan; Muhammad ibn Ja'far and his brothers seized its emirate after the Sulaymanids, and its khutba swung between the Abbasid and Ubaydi calls through their years — al-Muqtadi sending Mecca's gold-inscribed minbar in year 470 and Khatlagh the first Turkic amir of the hajj, the minbar broken and burned in the Sunni-Shi'i fitna — until, with the Fatimid state's extinction and the Hawashim enfeebled, Abu Aziz ibn Qatada (d. 589) intermarried with them and Banu Qatada inherited the rule of Mecca through the female line.
At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
The Hawashim state in Mecca, from the Banu al-Hasan. Muhammad ibn Ja'far and his brothers became autocratic in its emirate after the Sulaymanids, according to Ibn Khaldun. 1
Strife in their days
Strife turned in Mecca between the Abbasid and the Fatimid khutba. al-Muqtadi sent to Mecca seventy pulpits, embroidered with gold. Khalda' the Turk was sent, the first Turk to command the pilgrims. 1
Strife broke out between the Shi'a and the People of the Sunna, and the pulpit was broken and burned. 1
The end
When the state of the Fatimids died out and the affair of the Hawashim weakened, Abu Aziz ibn Qatada was their counterpart, and he died in 589 AH. The Banu Qatada then inherited their affair, took Mecca from their hands through the women's line, and the Hawashim state came to an end. 1
A second source is needed: the dates of founding and end are not recorded in the data.
Connections
- Predecessor of
- Banu Qatada, sharifs of Mecca
People and things also explored
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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islam.museum contributors. “Hawashim emirate of Mecca”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/polity/hawashim-mecca/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.