Muhammad ibn Qasim (al-Alawi)
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Muhammad ibn Qasim was an Alawite
Imam. He led an Alawite rebellion that took place in Taloqan
at the beginning of the 3rd century of Hijrah (A.H.), in the year 219 A.H (834 C.E.) and during the days of the Caliphate
of Al-Mu'tasim
. However, Al-Mu'tasim defeated and arrested him and carried him to Baghdad
, detaining him in his palace. However, Muhammad was able to run away and fled but was never heard of again.
Due to the unknown nature of his disappearance, people differed about his affair. Some people believed he died or fled, while some of the Shiites believed he was alive and would reappear and that he was the Mahdi
.
Descendants of Ali ibn Abi Talib
Ali was the first Imam of Shia Islam. He was a cousin of the Muslim prophet Muhammad, as well as Muhammad's son-in-law. He had several children by Fatima, Muhammad's daughter, as well as children by other wives...
Imam. He led an Alawite rebellion that took place in Taloqan
Taloqan
Tāloqān is the capital of Takhar Province, in northern Afghanistan. It is located in the Taluqan District. The population was estimated as 196,400 in 2006.-History:The old city to the west on the riverside was described by Marco Polo in 1275 CE as:...
at the beginning of the 3rd century of Hijrah (A.H.), in the year 219 A.H (834 C.E.) and during the days of the Caliphate
Caliphate
The term caliphate, "dominion of a caliph " , refers to the first system of government established in Islam and represented the political unity of the Muslim Ummah...
of Al-Mu'tasim
Al-Mu'tasim
Abu Ishaq 'Abbas al-Mu'tasim ibn Harun was an Abbasid caliph . He succeeded his half-brother al-Ma'mun...
. However, Al-Mu'tasim defeated and arrested him and carried him to Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
, detaining him in his palace. However, Muhammad was able to run away and fled but was never heard of again.
Due to the unknown nature of his disappearance, people differed about his affair. Some people believed he died or fled, while some of the Shiites believed he was alive and would reappear and that he was the Mahdi
Mahdi
In Islamic eschatology, the Mahdi is the prophesied redeemer of Islam who will stay on Earth for seven, nine or nineteen years- before the Day of Judgment and, alongside Jesus, will rid the world of wrongdoing, injustice and tyranny.In Shia Islam, the belief in the Mahdi is a "central religious...
.