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Khulafā’-Ranking Order

S: Spectacular

A: Accomplished

B: Better

C: Competent

D: Derelict

E: Embarrassing

F: Failure

`Abbāsī-Period
(Khulafā’ from Banī-Hāshim: Familial-Clan of Qabīlah-Quraysh)

S-Tier:

(2) `Abdullah ibn-Muhammad/al-Mansūr

(5) Hārūn ibn-Muhammad/ar-Rāshid

A-Tier:

(1)`Abdullah ibn-Muhammad/as-Saffāh

(32) Yūsuf ibn-Muhammad/al-Mustanjid
(Puppet-Ruler installed by Seljuk-Regime/Empire)

(33) al-Hasan ibn-Yūsuf/al-Mustadhī’
(Puppet-Ruler installed by Seljuk-Regime/Empire)

(34) Ahmad ibn-ul-Hasan/an-Nāsir
(Puppet-Ruler installed by Seljuk-Regime/Empire)

B-Tier:

(3) Muhammad ibn-`Abdillah/al-Mahdī(?)

(7) `Abdullah ibn-Hārūn/al-Ma’mūn

(16) Ahmad ibn-Talhah/al-Mu`tabidh(?)

(25) Ahmad ibn-Ishāq/al-Qādir

(31) Muhammad ibn-Ahmad/al-Muqtafī
(Puppet-Ruler installed by Seljuk-Regime/Empire)

C-Tier:

(8) Muhammad ibn-Hārūn/al-Mu`tasim

(10) Muhammad ibn-Hārūn/al-Mutawakkil(×)

(17)`Alī ibn-Ahmad/al-Muktafī

(26)`Abdullah ibn-Ahmad/al-Qā’im

(27)`Abdullah ibn-Muhammad/al-Muqtadī
(Puppet-Ruler installed by Seljuk-Regime/Empire)

(35) Muhammad ibn-Ahmad/azh-Zhāhir

(36) al-Mansūr ibn-Muhammad/al-Mustansir

D-Tier:

(4) Mūsā ibn-Muhammad/al-Hādī(?)

(9) Hārūn ibn-Muhammad/al-Wāthiq(?)

(15) Ahmad ibn-Ja`far/al-Mu`tamid
(Talhah ibn-Muhammad al-Muwaffaq
was the Shadow-Ruler during the
Khilāfah of al-Mu`tamid)

E-Tier:

(6) Muhammad ibn-Hārūn/al-Amīn(×)

(13) Muhammad ibn-Ja`far/al-Mu`tazz(x)

(20) Muhammad ibn-Ja`far/ar-Rādhī

(28) Ahmad ibn-`Abdillah/al-Mustazhhir
(Puppet-Ruler installed by Seljuk-Regime/Empire)

(23) al-Fadhl ibn-Ja`far/al-Mutī`
(Puppet-Ruler installed by Seljuk-Regime/Empire)

F-Tier:

(11) Jafar ibn-Muhammad/al-Muntasir(×)

(12) Ahmad ibn-Muhammad/al-Musta`īn(×)

(14) Muhammad ibn-Hārūn/al-Muhtadī(x)

(18) Ja`far ibn-Ahmad/al-Muqtadir(×)

(19) Muhammad ibn-Ahma/ al-Qāhir(×)

(21) Ibrāhīm ibn-Ja`far/al-Muttaqī(x)

(22)`Abdullah ibn-`Alī/al-Mustakfī(×)

(24)`Abd-ul-Karīm ibn-il-Fadl/at-Tā`ī(x)
(Puppet-Ruler installed by Seljuk-Regime/Empire)

(29) al-Fadhl ibn-Ahmad/al-Mustarshid(×)(?)
(Puppet-Ruler installed by Seljuk-Regime/Empire)

(30) al-Mansūr ibn-ul-Fadhl/ar-Rāshid(×)
(Puppet-Ruler installed by Seljuk-Regime/Empire)

(37)`Abdullah ibn-ul-Mansūr/al-Musta`sim(×)

Important Historical-Highlights of the `Abbāsī-Period:

Some Brief Islāmic-History (al-`Aqā’id/Theologies during the Era of al-Khilāfah Islāmic-Governance)

Christmas is just like al-Mawlid: A Bid`ah!!!

https://www.worldhistory.org/Abbasid_Dynasty/

(*)Khulafā’ whom were Ashāb/Companions (May Allah be pleased with them) of Muhammad (Peace be upon them)

(×)Khulafā’ whom were Packed-Up (betrayed, overthrown, assassinated, etc.)

(?)Khulafā’ whom died under Suspicious/Contested-Circumstances