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Rustamid Succession Crisis
The Rustamid succession crisis occurred during the reign of Abu Bakr ibn Aflah when he became fourth imam of the Rustamids after his father Aflah died. His older brother Abu Yaqzan went to do a Muslim pilgrimage, but then was arrested and imprisoned by the Abbasids. Abu Bakr ibn Aflah fearing the loss of his title to his older brother, attempted to assassinate him. Background Abu El Yaqzan ibn Aflah embarked on a pilgrimage to Mecca within Abbasid territory. However, when authorities discovered his relation to a rival dynasty, he was arrested in early 872. While in Tahert, Aflah passed away, thereby effectively installing Abu Bakr as the new imam, as he was the sole available successor at the time. Crisis Upon Abu Al Yaqzan's return in 873, Abu Bakr, fearing political pressure and the potential loss of his imam title, attempted to assassinate his older brother, a scandalous breach of Ibadite ethics. However, his attempt failed, plunging the Rustamids into chaos as division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Bakr Ibn Aflah
The Rustamid dynasty () (or ''Rustumids'', ''Rostemids'') was an Ibadi dynasty of Persian origin which ruled a state that was centered in present-day Algeria. The dynasty governed as a Muslim theocracy for a century and a half from its capital Tahert (present day Tagdemt) until the Ismaili Fatimid Caliphate defeated it. Rustamid authority extended over what is now central and western Algeria, parts of southern Tunisia, and the Jebel Nafusa and Fezzan regions in Libya as far as Zawila. History The Ibāḍī movement reached North Africa by 719, when the missionary Salma ibn Sa'd was sent from the Ibādī ''jama'a'' of Basra to Kairouan. By 740, their efforts had converted the major Berber tribes of Huwara around Tripoli, in the Nafusa Mountains and at Zenata in western Tripolitania. In 757 (140 AH), a group of four Basra-educated missionaries including ʻAbd ar-Rahmān ibn Rustam proclaimed an Ibāḍī imamate in Tripolitania, starting an abortive state led by Abu l-Khattab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilgrimage (Muslim)
A pilgrimage is a travel, journey to a holy place, which can lead to a personal transformation, after which the pilgrim returns to their daily life. A pilgrim (from the Latin ''peregrinus'') is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) who is on a journey to a holy place. Typically, this is a physical journey (often on foot) to some place of special significance to the adherent of a particular religious belief system. Background Pilgrimages frequently involve a journey or search of morality, moral or spirituality, spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith, although sometimes it can be a metaphorical journey into someone's own beliefs. Many religions attach spiritual importance to particular places: the place of birth or death of founders or saints, or to the place of their "calling" or spiritual awakening, or of their connection (visual or verbal) with the divine, to locations where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
