Abu'l-Futuh al-Hasan ibn Ja'far, who is the…
1012 CE
Abu'l-Futuh al-Hasan ibn Ja'far, who is the Sharif of Mecca for the Fatimid Caliphate during the Jarrahid-led Bedouin revolt against the Fatimid rule in Palestine, is in July 1012, at the instigation of Abu'l-Qasim al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Maghribi, briefly acclaimed as anti-Caliph with the title of al-Rashid bi-llah ("Righteous with God") e.
He raises a considerable sum of money and joins the rebels in their capital of Ramla, where he is initially warmly received and acclaimed as "Commander of the Faithful.”
Soon, however, the money he has brought with him runs out and the Jarrahids cease to respect him, while they are willing to receive gifts and money from the Fatimid Caliph, al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah.
Disheartened, Hasan returns to Mecca and Fatimid allegiance; the Jarrahid rebellion will be crushed in late summer 1013 by the Fatimid troops.