Siyar Aʿlām al-Nubalāʾ - Shams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi - (15/53)

Siyar Aʿlām al-NubalāʾShams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi

Abū al-Hayjāʾ wanted to leave, but al-Qāhir caught hold of him and said, “Will you hand me over?” A surge of honor seized him and he replied, “By God, never!” The two of them entered the Firdaws and then proceeded to al-Raḥba.

Abū al-Hayjāʾ mounted his horse, found Nāzūk already slain, and discovered that every passage was blocked to him and to al-Qāhir while al-Muqtadir’s personal guards advanced in full armor. Abū al-Hayjāʾ pushed forward like a charging camel and cried out, “Alas! Shall I be killed within these walls? Where is al-Kumayt? Where is al-Dahmāʾ?” They loosed an arrow into his chest and another into his collar-bone. He pulled the arrows out, killed one of them, and then they killed him.

His head was brought to al-Muqtadir, who lamented his death. Al-Qāhir was then ushered in; al-Muqtadir kissed him and said, “My brother, by God you are not at fault.” Al-Qāhir wept and pleaded, “Fear God regarding my blood, O Commander of the Faithful,” while the heads of Nāzūk and Abū al-Hayjāʾ were carried about.

Muʾnis, the commanders, and the judges arrived and renewed their pledge of allegiance to al-Muqtadir. He lavished a huge sum of money on the troops (1).

When the pilgrims set out for the Hajj, Abū Ṭāhir the Qarmaṭian suddenly appeared, drew the sword in the Sacred Sanctuary against the caravans, and tore out the Black Stone (2). With seven hundred horsemen he slew inside the Mosque more than a thousand people. No one managed to stand at ʿArafāt. One of the Qarmaṭians shouted, “You donkeys! Was it not you who said, ‘And whoever enters it shall be safe’ (3)? So where is the safety (4)?”

As for the Byzantines, they ravaged the frontier districts, committed great atrocities, and the Muslims were forced to pay them tribute.

In 318 AH Sulaymān ibn al-Ḥasan (5) was appointed vizier for al-Muqtadir, but he was soon arrested

(1) Al-Kamil, vol. 8, pp. 200, 207. (2) Al-Kamil, vol. 8, pp. 207–208. (3) Quran 3:97. (4) A man related: “I gave myself up and said, ‘Allah has decreed: And whoever enters it shall be secure.’ The horseman then turned his mount and spoke no further to me.” See Al-Muntazam, vol. 6, p. 223; the same report will be cited below on p. 322 of this volume. (5) Al-Kamil, vol. 8, p. 218.

الهيجَاءَ الخُرُوجَ فتعلَّقَ بِهِ القَاهر، وَقَالَ: تسلمنِي؟ فَأَخَذتْهُ الحَمِيِّةُ، وَقَالَ: لاَ وَاللهِ، وَدخلاَ الفِرْدَوْس، وَخرجَا إِلَى الرَّحبَة. وَذَهَبَ أَبُو الهيجَاءَ عَلَى فَرَسه، فَوَجَد نَازوك قَتِيلاً، وَسُدَّت المسَالكُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى القَاهر، وَأَقبلتْ خوَاصُّ المُقْتَدِر فِي السِّلاَح، فَدَخَلَ أَبُو الهيجَاءَ كَالجَمَل، ثُمَّ صَاح: يَال يخلت أَأُقتل بَيْنَ الحِيْطَان؟ أَيْنَ الكُمَيْت؟ أَيْنَ الدَّهْمَاء؟ فرمُوهُ بِسهم فِي ثَدْيه، وَبآخر فِي تَرْقُوته. فَنَزَع مِنْهُ الأَسْهُم، وقَتَلَ وَاحِداً مِنْهُم، ثُمَّ قَتَلُوهُ. وَجِيْء بِرَأْسِهِ إِلَى المُقْتَدِرِ، فتَأَسَّفَ عَلَيْهِ، وَجِيْء إِلَيْهِ بِالقَاهر فَقبَّله وَقَالَ: يَا أَخِي أَنْتَ وَاللهِ لاَ ذَنْب لَكَ، وَهُوَ يَبْكِي وَيَقُوْلُ: اللهَ فِي دمِي يَا أَمِيْرَ المُؤْمِنِيْنَ، وَطيفَ برَأْس نَازُوك، وَأَبِي الهيجَاءَ. ثُمَّ أَتَى مُؤنسٌ وَالقُوَّاد وَالقُضَاة، وَبَايعُوا المُقْتَدِرَ. وَأَنفقَ فِي الجُنْد مَالاً عَظِيْماً (١) . وَحَجَّ النَّاس فَأَقبل أَبُو طَاهِرٍ القِرمِطِي، وَوَضَعَ السَّيْفَ بِالحرَم فِي الوفْد، وَاقتلعَ الحجرَ الأَسود (٢) . وَكَانَ فِي سَبْع مائَة رَاكب فَقتلُوا فِي المَسْجَدِ أَزيد مِنْ أَلف. وَلَمْ يَقِفْ أَحَد بعرَفَة، وَصَاح قِرْمطِيُّ: يَا حَمِير، أَنْتُم قُلتُم: (وَمَنْ دَخَلَهُ كَانَ آمناً (٣)) فَأَيْنَ الأَمن (٤) ؟ وَأَمَّا الرُّوْم فَعَاثُوا فِي الثُّغُوْر، وَفَعَلُوا العَظَائِمَ، وَبَذَلَ لَهُم المُسْلِمُوْنَ الإِتَاوَة. وَوزر فِي سَنَةِ ثَمَانِ عَشْرَةَ لِلْمُقْتَدِر سُلَيْمَانُ بنُ الحَسَن (٥) ، ثُمَّ قُبض عَلَيْهِ

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