Then the year 428 AH began.
Among the events that took place:
• The caliph conferred a robe of honour on Abū Tammām Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Zaynabī, investing him with the offices that had been held by his father—the naqāba of the Abbasid family and the leadership of the public prayers.
• Discord broke out between the troops and Jalāl al-Dawla; they removed his name—and that of King Abū Kālijār—from the khuṭbah (Friday sermon). Later they reinstated the sermon for both, Jalāl al-Dawla’s fortunes improved, and the caliph swore an oath of support to him. He dismissed his vizier Ibn Mākūlā and appointed Abū al-Maʿālī ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm in his place. Jalāl al-Dawla had gathered a large force that included al-Basāsīrī, Dubays ibn ʿAlī ibn Mazyad, and Qirwāsh ibn Muqallad al-ʿUqaylī; he advanced on Baghdad from the western side and seized it by force. He and Abū Kālijār were then reconciled through the mediation of the Chief Judge al-Māwardī. Abū Manṣūr, the son of Abū Kālijār, married Jalāl al-Dawla’s daughter for a dowry of fifty thousand dinars. Their accord brought stability to both state and populace.
• Heavy rain fell in the region of Famm al-Ṣulaʿ (1), and fish came down with it, each fish weighing one or two pounds (2).
• The ruler of Egypt sent a sum of money to be spent on a canal in Kūfa, subject to the Abbasid caliph’s approval. Al-Qāʾim convened the jurists and asked about this money; they ruled that it was fayʾ (communal revenue) belonging to the Muslims and should be spent on matters that benefit them, so he authorised its disbursement for public welfare.
• The ʿayyārūn (urban brigands) revolted in the city, broke open the prison on the eastern side, released a number of inmates, and killed seventeen policemen. Riots and wrongdoing became widespread.
• ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Salāmah succeeded his father as governor of Tihāmah.
• In ʿUmān, al-Qāsim ibn ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Mukram likewise assumed office after his father’s death.
No one from Iraq [and Khurasan] performed the pilgrimage this year because of the turmoil in the lands and the disunity of the people.
Among the notable people who died this year was the Ḥanafī jurist al-Qudūrī (3): Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Jaʿfar, Abū al-Ḥasan al-Qudūrī of Baghdad.