Along with his brother, Abu 'l-Walid Muslim , he had called for the khutba in Bahrain to be read in the name of the Abbasid caliph al-Qaim, a common way of expressing allegiance to the Abbasids, which was anathema to the millenarian Qarmatian Ismailis. Their rebellion quickly overthrew Qarmatian rule and their position was secured when a seaborne landing by the Qarmatians to retake the islands was repulsed in 1066-7. A similar rebellion took place in Qatif in 1058, forcing the Qarmatians back to Al-Hasa before their final defeat after a seven-year siege of the city by the Uyunids and Seljuk Turks in 1067.  Curtis E. Larsen. Life and Land Use on the Bahrain Islands: The Geoarchaeology of an Ancient Society University Of Chicago Press, 1984 p65 While Abu al-Buhlul was able to gain independence for Bahrain, he was not strong enough to defend the islands against the new ruler of Qatif , Yahya ibn 'Ayyash. Bahrain soon came under the control of Ibn Ayyash and his son , before it was captured by Abdullah bin Ali Al Uyuni, the founder of the Uyunid Emirate.Larsen, p66 References
He is the founder and namesake of Al Awamiyah, a village in the Qatif region. Biography Abu al-Bahlul was the guarantor of the Qarmatian governor in Bahrain, Jaafar bin Abi Muhammad bin Arham, and had a brother named Abu 'l-Walid Muslim who was a member of the ulama there. Since there was no mosque on the island, then called Awal, Abu al-Bahlul paid the Qarmatians 3,000 dinars to erect one to serve the non-Arabs and merchants who would otherwise be reluctant to visit; the site was chosen therefore as close to the souk. Abu al-Walid dedicated the khutba (opening prayer) to Caliph Al-Qa’im as required by the Shi’ite Buyid dynasty then controlling the Caliphate. At first the Qarmatians agreed in exchange for his donations, acknowledging that the majority were not Qarmatian there. After the 1058 revolt of Al-Basasiri, however, the Baghdad sermons were redirected to the name of Al-Mustansir Billah, the Fatimid Caliph in Cairo. When the Qarmatians asked Abu’l-Walid to implement this change, Abu al-Bahlul made clear that the donations obligated his brother to do no such thing. Tensions thus arose between Abu al-Bahlul and Bin Arham, who the Qarmatians sacked and replaced by a new governor tasked to reassert his authority by arresting Abu al-Bahlul and his cohort. The latter faction hired an Abdul Qays luminary, Abu al-Qasim ibn Abu al-Aryan, who proceeded to recruit around 30,000 who surprised the new governor and rapidly took control of the island in 1058. Upon receiving word, Qarmatian vizier Abu Abdullah ibn Sanbar sent some of his children to Oman for weapons and reinforcements, but Abu al-Bahlul and Abu al-Aryan ambushed the party and killed all 40, taking the 5,000 dinars and 3,000 spears as booty. The Qarmatians then offered Abu al-Aryan rule of Bahrain in 1066 in exchange for arresting Abu al-Bahlul. Aware of the plot, Abu al-Bahlul killed Abu al-Aryan while the latter was taking ablution with his servant at Abu Zaidan spring, in what is now Bilal Al Qadeem. The Qarmatians, thinking they would enter without resistance, invaded and were promptly ambushed and disarmed, leaving Abu al-Bahlul in firm control and Abu’l-Walid as vizier of Bahrain. Curtis E. Larsen. Life and Land Use on the Bahrain Islands: The Geoarchaeology of an Ancient Society University Of Chicago Press, 1984 p65 Abu al-Bahlul’s success prompted other Abdul Qays sheikhs to revolt. Yahya ibn Ayyash al-Jadhmi drove the Qarmatians out of Qatif in 1058. Meanwhile, a third leader, Abdullah bin Ali Al Uyuni, fled the Al-Ahsa Oasis to plot another revolt in Al-Oyun, a village to the north, culminating in a seven-year siege of the city by the Uyunids and Seljuk Turks ending in 1067. Abu al-Bahlul and Al Uyuni each wrote to the Abbasids for support in driving the Qarmatians out for good and unifying the region under their rule. After Ibn Ayyash’s death, however, his son Zakaria was the one to invade Bahrain and kill Abu al-Bahlul, thus uniting Awal and Qatif for a time, before they were in turn captured by Abdullah bin Ali Al Uyuni, the founder of the Uyunid Emirate.Larsen, p66 References
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He is the founder and namesake of Al Awamiyah, a village in the Qatif region. Biography Abu al-Bahlul was the guarantor of the Qarmatian governor in Bahrain, Jaafar bin Abi Muhammad bin Arham, and had a brother named Abu
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, he had called for the khutba in Bahrain to be read in the name of the Abbasid caliph al-Qaim, a common way of expressing allegiance to the Abbasids, which was anathema to the millenarian Qarmatian Ismailis. Their rebellion quickly overthrew Qarmatian rule and their position was secured when a seaborne landing by the Qarmatians to retake the islands was repulsed in 1066-7. A similar rebellion took place in Qatif in 1058, forcing the
who was a member of the ulama there. Since there was no mosque on the island, then called Awal, Abu al-Bahlul paid the
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back to Al-Hasa before their final defeat after a seven-year siege of the city by the Uyunids and Seljuk Turks in 1067.
3,000 dinars to erect one to serve the non-Arabs and merchants who would otherwise be reluctant to visit; the site was chosen therefore as close to the souk. Abu al-Walid dedicated the khutba (opening prayer) to Caliph Al-Qa’im as required by the Shi’ite Buyid dynasty then controlling the Caliphate. At first the Qarmatians agreed in exchange for his donations, acknowledging that the majority were not Qarmatian there. After the 1058 revolt of Al-Basasiri, however, the Baghdad sermons were redirected to the name of Al-Mustansir Billah, the Fatimid Caliph in Cairo. When the Qarmatians asked Abu’l-Walid to implement this change, Abu al-Bahlul made clear that the donations obligated his brother to do no such thing.
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Tensions thus arose between Abu al-Bahlul and Bin Arham, who the Qarmatians sacked and replaced by a new governor tasked to reassert his authority by arresting Abu al-Bahlul and his cohort. The latter faction hired an Abdul Qays luminary, Abu al-Qasim ibn Abu al-Aryan, who proceeded to recruit around 30,000 who surprised the new governor and rapidly took control of the island in 1058. Upon receiving word, Qarmatian vizier Abu Abdullah ibn Sanbar sent some of his children to Oman for weapons and reinforcements, but Abu al-Bahlul and Abu al-Aryan ambushed the party and killed all 40, taking the 5,000 dinars and 3,000 spears as booty. The Qarmatians then offered Abu al-Aryan rule of Bahrain in 1066 in exchange for arresting Abu al-Bahlul. Aware of the plot, Abu al-Bahlul killed Abu al-Aryan while the latter was taking ablution with his servant at Abu Zaidan spring, in what is now Bilal Al Qadeem. The Qarmatians, thinking they would enter without resistance, invaded and were promptly ambushed and disarmed, leaving Abu al-Bahlul in firm control and Abu’l-Walid as vizier of Bahrain.
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While Abu al-Buhlul was able to gain independence for Bahrain, he was not strong enough to defend the islands against the new ruler of Qatif , Yahya ibn 'Ayyash. Bahrain soon came under the control of Ibn Ayyash and his son , before it was
Abu al-Bahlul’s success prompted other Abdul Qays sheikhs to revolt. Yahya ibn Ayyash al-Jadhmi drove the Qarmatians out of Qatif in 1058. Meanwhile, a third leader, Abdullah bin Ali Al Uyuni, fled the Al-Ahsa Oasis to plot another revolt in Al-Oyun, a village to the north, culminating in a seven-year siege of the city by the Uyunids and Seljuk Turks ending in 1067. Abu al-Bahlul and Al Uyuni each wrote to the Abbasids for support in driving the Qarmatians out for good and unifying the region under their rule. After Ibn Ayyash’s death, however, his son Zakaria was the one to invade Bahrain and kill Abu al-Bahlul, thus uniting Awal and Qatif for a time, before they were in turn