| al-Radi bi'llah الراضي بالله | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caliph Commander of the Faithful | |||||
 Gold dinar of al-Radi, minted at al-Ahwaz in 934 | |||||
| 20th Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate | |||||
| Reign | 24 April 934 – 12 December 940 | ||||
| Predecessor | al-Qahir | ||||
| Successor | al-Muttaqi | ||||
| Born | Muhammad ibn Ja'far al-Muqtadir[1] 1 January 909[1] Baghdad[1] | ||||
| Died | 13 December 940[2] (aged 31) Baghdad[2] | ||||
| Burial | al-Rusafa, Iraq[citation needed] | ||||
| Consort | Farha[3] Rabab[3] | ||||
| Issue | al-Abbas | ||||
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| Dynasty | Abbasid | ||||
| Father | al-Muqtadir | ||||
| Mother | Zalum | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Abu'l-Abbas Muhammad ibn Ja'far al-Muqtadir (Arabic: أبو العباس أحمد (محمد) بن جعفر المقتدر, romanized: Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad (Muḥammad) ibn al-Muqtadir; 1 January 909 – 13 December 940), usually simply known by his regnal name al-Radi bi'llah (Arabic: الراضي بالله, romanized: al-Rāḍī bi'llāh, lit. 'Content with God'[4]), was the twentieth Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, reigning from 934 to his death. He died on 23 December 940 at the age of 31. His reign marked the end of the caliph's political power and the rise of military strongmen, who competed for the title of amir al-umara.
- ^ a b c Duindam, J.; Artan, T.; Kunt, M. (2011). Royal Courts in Dynastic States and Empires: A Global Perspective. Rulers & Elites. Brill. p. 204. ISBN 978-90-04-20622-9.
- ^ a b Masudi 2010, p. 393.
- ^ a b al-Zubayr, A.R.I.; Qaddūmī, G.Ḥ. (1996). Book of Gifts and Rarities. Harvard Middle Eastern monographs. Center for Middle Eastern Studies of Harvard University. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-932885-13-5.
- ^ Bowen 1928, p. 336.