924 Hajj caravan raid

924 Hajj caravan raid
Part of the wars between the Qarmatians and the Abbasid Caliphate
Arabic map of the Middle East in 920 (4 years before the raid), including the Qarmatians
Date March 924 Location al-Habir, Arabia Result Qarmatian victory Raid of the caravan by the Qarmatians
Belligerents
Qarmatians of Bahrayn	Abbasid Caliphate
Commanders and leaders
Abu Tahir al-Jannabi	Abu'l-Hayja al-Hamdani  (POW)
Strength
1,800	Unknown

In March 924, the Qarmatians of Bahrayn attacked and looted a caravan of Hajj pilgrims making their way back from Mecca to Iraq. The Qarmatians overcame the caravan's armed escort and took many pilgrims prisoner, along with the escort commander, Abu'l-Hayja al-Hamdani, before releasing them for ransom. The raid, along with a failure to prevent a sack of Basra a few months before led to popular unrest in Baghdad, and the deposition and execution of the Abbasid Caliphate's vizier, Ibn al-Furat.