al-Mustadī '

Turquoise glass embossing of al-Mustadī 'in the British Museum

Abū Muhammad al-Hasan ibn al-Mustanjid ( Arabic أبو محمد الحسن بن المستنجد, DMG Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn al-Mustanǧid ; * 1142 ; † March 30, 1180 ) with the throne name al-Mustadī 'bi-amr Allāh (المستضيء بأمر الله / al-Mustaḍīʾ bi-amr Allāh  / 'the one enlightened by the command of God') was the thirty-third caliph of the Abbasids (1170–1180).

Al-Mustadī ', the successor to his father al-Mustanjid (1160–1170), is considered a pious and exemplary ruler in Muslim historiography . This is mainly due to his support for the traditional scholars as well as the generous support he gave to the schools of the Hanbalites . One of the most important scholars under his rule was Ibn al-Jschauzī , also a Hanbalit who, during his time in Baghdad, was active as a teacher, preacher and author.

Politically, however, al-Mustadī 'was rather insignificant. After all, the caliphs did not come under the control of the Seljuks again . Al-Mustadī 'died on March 30, 1180. Heir to the throne was his son an-Nāsir (1180-1225).

literature

• Gustav Weil : History of the Chalifes. Volume III. From the capture of Baghdad by the Bujids to the fall of the Chaliphate of Baghdad: 334–656 dH: 945–1258 AD Friedrich Bassermann, Mannheim, 1848. pp. 337–363. Digitized

supporting documents

1. ↑ See Stefan Leder: Ibn al-Ǧauzī and his compilation against passion. The traditionalist in learned tradition and original teaching. Beirut 1984. p. 35.

predecessor	Office	successor
Al-Mustanjid	Abbasid Caliph 1170–1180	an-Nāsir li-Dīn Allah