Qarmatians
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The Qarmatians were an Isma'ili Shia militant movement led by an Arabized dynasty of Persian descent. Claiming an Alid descent, the Qarmatians were centred in al-Ahsa in Eastern Arabia, where they est
Gold dinar minted by the Qarmatians during their occupation of Palestine in the 970s
Abu Tahir al-Jannabi
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Abu Tahir Sulayman al-Jannabi was an Arabized Persian warlord and the ruler of the Qarmatian state in Bahrayn. He became the leader of the state in 923, after ousting his older brother Abu'l-Qasim Sa'
Qarmatians
…revolted against both the Fatimid and Abbasid caliphates. The Qarmatians are perhaps most notable for sacking Mecca in 930 CE under the leadership of Abu Tahir al-Jannabi. This violent act outraged the contemporary Muslim world, particularly because of their theft of the Black Stone and the desecration of the Zamzam Well…
Abu Tahir desecrated Islam's holiest site after gaining entry (Mecca circa 1778)