300 AH. He traveled to many regions and narrated ḥadīth from Ibn Jarīr, al-Baghawī, and a host of other scholars. A number of eminent ḥuffāẓ—among them al-Dāraquṭnī—transmitted a great deal from him. Al-Dāraquṭnī held him in such esteem that he would not even lean back in his presence. Ibn al-Muẓaffar was trustworthy and precise, and in earlier days he used to be highly selective (1) about the shaykhs from whom he took knowledge. He died on a Friday and was buried the next day, Saturday, three days into Jumādā al-Ūlā—or, according to another report, Jumādā al-Ākhira—of that same year.

Then the year 380 AH began.

During it, the Sharīf Abū Aḥmad al-Ḥusayn (2) ibn Mūsā al-Mūsawī was invested with the office of naqīb of the Ṭālibid ashraf, oversight of the maẓālim courts, and command of the pilgrimage. The decree confirming this was issued (3), and he appointed his two sons—al-Murtadā Abū al-Qāsim (4) and al-Raḍī Abū al-Ḥasan (5)—as his deputies in the naqāba; robes of honor were bestowed upon them from the Palace of the Caliphate.

In the same year the menace of the ʿayyārūn in Baghdad intensified. The populace split into factions, each quarter having a commander at its head. Fighting broke out, property was seized, raids became incessant, and the houses of the grandees were set ablaze. A daytime fire also broke out at Nahr al-Dajāj, and as a result the people suffered considerable losses.

Among the notable deaths that year was Yaʿqūb ibn Yūsuf (6)—Abū al-Futūḥ Ibn Killīs—the vizier of the ruler of Egypt, al-ʿAzīz ibn al-Muʿizz the Fāṭimid. He was resolute and perceptive, possessed lofty ambition, sound administration, and a decisive voice before his master, who had entrusted him with the affairs of the entire realm. When he fell ill, al-ʿAzīz visited him, and the vizier advised him on matters concerning the kingdom. Upon his death al-ʿAzīz buried him within his palace, personally conducting the burial and mourning him deeply. The chancery was closed for several days due to the ruler’s grief over him.