Qarmatian Terror (oct 25, 899 – sep 23, 976)
Description:
The Qarmatians were a syncretic branch of Sevener Ismaili Shia Islam. They were centred in al-Hasa (Eastern Arabia), where they established a religious-utopian republic in 899 CE. They are most known for their revolt against the Abbasid Caliphate.Mecca was sacked by a Qarmatian leader, Abu Tahir al-Jannabi, outraging the Muslim world, particularly with their theft of the Black Stone and desecration of the Zamzam Well with corpses during the Hajj season of 930 CE.
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Date:
oct 25, 899
sep 23, 976
~ 76 years