Al-Wathiq (disambiguation)
Appearance
Pronunciation | al-Wathiq billah al-Wathiq |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Semitic (Arabic) |
Meaning | He who trusts in God |
Region of origin | Arabia (Middle East) |
Al-Wathiq (Arabic: الواثق) was the ninth Abbasid caliph, ruling from 842 to his death in 847.
The name can also refer to:
- al-Wathiq I (died after 1341), Caliph of Mamluk Cairo in 1340–1341
- al-Wathiq II (died 1386), Caliph of Mamluk Cairo in 1383–1386
- Idris al-Wathiq (died 1269), last Almohad ruler in 1266–1269
- Yahya II al-Wathiq (died 1279), Hafsid sultan of Ifriqiya in 1277–1279
- al-Wathiq al-Mutahhar (1303–1379/80), Zaydi imam of Yemen in 1349
- Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Wathiq, Marinid sultan of Fez in 1386–1387