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Sack of Mecca by the Qarmatians.
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Sack of Mecca
Qarmatian attack on the Abbasids
The Sack of Mecca occurred on 11 January 930, when the Qarmatians of Bahrayn sacked the Muslim holy city amidst the rituals of the Hajj pilgrimage.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Qarmatians
Sevener Ismaili Shia group
The Qarmatians were a militant Isma'ili Shia movement centred in Al-Ahsa in Eastern Arabia, where they established a religious state in 899 CE. Its members were part of a movement that adhered to a syncretic branch of Sevener Ismaili Shia Islam, and were ruled by a dynasty…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
January 11
Day of the year
January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 354 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)