Muhammad ibn al-Qasim | |
|---|---|
| Born | sometime during the 3rd century |
| Disappeared | during the 3rd century of Hijrah (AH) in the year 219 A.H (834 CE) Baghdad |
| Status | never apprehended, now deceased |
| Nationality | Arab |
| Known for | leading an Alid rebellion that took place in Taloqan |
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim (Arabic: محمد بن القاسم) was an Alid Imam.[1]
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 Taloqan[2][3] at the beginning of the 3rd century of Hijrah (A.H.), in the year 219 AH (834 CE), during the days of the Abbasid Caliphate of Al-Mu'tasim.[4] 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.[5] 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.