Muhammad ibn al-Qasim (), also known as Sahib al-Talaqan (), was an
Alid
The Alids are those who claim descent from the '' rāshidūn'' caliph and Imam ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (656–661)—cousin, son-in-law, and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad—through all his wives. The main branches are the (inc ...
who led an unsuccessful
Zaydi revolt against the
Abbasid Caliphate in
Talaqan
Taloqan (Persian language, Persian, also transcribed Taleqan or Taluqan) is the capital of Takhar Province, in northeastern Afghanistan. It is located in the Taluqan District. The population was estimated as 196,400 in 2006.
In 2021, the Tali ...
, in what is now northeastern
Afghanistan.
His full name is ''Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿUmar al-Ashraf ibn
ʿAlī Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn ibn
al-Ḥusayn ibn
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib''.
Ibn al-Qasim led an Alid rebellion in
Talaqan
Taloqan (Persian language, Persian, also transcribed Taleqan or Taluqan) is the capital of Takhar Province, in northeastern Afghanistan. It is located in the Taluqan District. The population was estimated as 196,400 in 2006.
In 2021, the Tali ...
in the year 219 AH (834 CE), during the days of the
Abbasid Caliphate of
Al-Mu'tasim. However, Al-Mu'tasim defeated and arrested him and carried him to
Baghdad, detaining him in his palace.
Shortly after, Muhammad was able to escape and was never heard of again.
[Al-Farq bayn al-Firaq, by Al-Isfirayini, p. 31] Some people believed that Ibn al-Qasim died or fled, while some of the
Shiites believed he was alive and would reappear and that he was the
Mahdi.
See also
*
List of fugitives from justice who disappeared
This is a list of fugitives from justice, notable people who disappeared or evaded capture while being sought by law enforcement agencies in connection with a crime, and who are currently sought or were sought for the duration of their presume ...
References
External links
*Al-Farq bayn al-Firaq, by Al-Isfirayini, p. 31
*Maqatil al-Talibiyyin, by
Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, p. 577
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Zaydi imams