Biography of 10 Caliph of Abbasid Caliphate Jaffar ibn Muhammad ibn Harun

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Biography of 10 Caliph of Abbasid Caliphate Jaffar ibn Muhammad ibn Harun commonly known by his regnal name al-Mutawwakil ala Allah

Al-Mutawakkil was born on 31 March 822 to the Abbasid prince Abu Ishaq Muhammad (the future al-Mu'tasim) and a slave concubine from Khwarazm named Shuja.[2] His early life is obscure, as he played no role in political affairs until the death of his older half-brother, al-Wathiq, in August 847.[2]

Al-Mutawakkil was born on 31 March 822 to the Abbasid prince Abu Ishaq Muhammad (the future al-Mu'tasim) and a slave concubine from Khwarazm named Shuja.[2] His early life is obscure, as he played no role in political affairs until the death of his older half-brother, al-Wathiq, in August 847.[2]

Al-Mutawakkil was born during his uncle al-Ma'mun's reign. His full name was Ja?far ibn Muhammad and his Kunya was Abu al-Fadl. The young prince's early life coincided with what is called the golden age of the Abbasid Caliphate. During his youth his father was an important official of his uncle, caliph al-Ma'mun, who ruled until his death in 833. According to the account of al-Tabari, on his deathbed al-Ma'mun dictated a letter nominating his brother, rather than al-Abbas, as his successor,[3] and Abu Ishaq was acclaimed as caliph on 9 August, with the laqab of al-Mu'tasim (in full al-Mu?ta?im bi’ll?h, "he who seeks refuge in God").[4] His father became the eighth Abbasid caliph of the Caliphate in 833. His father ruled the caliphate for eight years and he was succeeded by his elder son al-Wathiq.

As a young prince, Ja?far's first and elder son Muhammad (the future al-Muntasir) was born in 837. Al-Muntasir's mother was Hubshiya, a Greek Umm walad.[5] At the time of his birth Ja?far was 14 years old. His other sons Ahmad (the future al-Mu'tamid) and Talha (the future al-Muwaffaq) were born in 842 and 843, respectively. The future al-Mu'tamid's mother was Kufan Umm walad called Fityan.[6]

As a prince, Ja?far lead the pilgrims in 842 (the year of al-Wathiq's accession). Al-Wathiq's mother Qaratis accompanied him, intending to make the pilgrimage, but she died in al-Hirah on 4th Dhu al-Qadah (14 August 842) and was buried in Kufah in the Abbasid palace of Dawud ibn Isa.[7][8] Ja?far remained a courtier during his brother's reign.

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