Uprising of Fakhkh: Difference between revisions

When al-Hadi al-'Abbasi took over the [[caliphate]], he increased the pressure on the [['Alawis]]. He was insistent that the 'Alawis should be chased and found; he frightened them, and cut wages that his father, al-Mahdi al-'Abbasi, used to give them. He wrote to his rulers in every place that the 'Alawis should be chased, arrested, and extradited to the central government. He also dismissed the ruler of [[Medina]] who treated the 'Alawis in a rather good manner, and appointed a person from the progeny of [['Umar b. Khattab]], 'Umar b. 'Abd al-'Aziz b. 'Abd Allah, who was known to be hostile to [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]], as the ruler of Medina.

Three people, including one 'Alawi and a person from the progeny of [['Umar b. Khattab]], were arrested with the charge of having drunk wine. Though the charge was not proved, the ruler ordered that the 'Alawi be whipped 80 times, and the person who was affiliated to the household of 'Umar b. Khattab be whipped only 7 times. He then ordered that they be taken around the city with naked bodies. This was followed by a serious objection from al-Husayn b. 'Ali (the [[martyr of Fakhkh]]).

An 'Alawi, called "al-Hasan b. Muhammad" (the son of [[al-Nafs al-Zakiyya]]), did not show up for the daily summons. The ruler reprimanded al-Husayn b. 'Ali and Yahya b. 'Abd Allah who were al-Hasan's bailsmen (or guarantors) and asked them to present him soon. After threatening remarks, the ruler took an oath that he will ruin the houses of the 'Alawis and whip al-Husayn b. 'Ali one thousand times if he does not bring al-Hasan until the night.