434 Abu Dharr d.
440 Al-Beruni d.
447 Tughril Beg, the Saljuq, in Baghdad.
449 Abu-l-‘Ala al-Ma‘arri d.
450 Persecution of Ash‘arites.
455 Alp-Arslan; Nizam al-Mulk Wazir; end of persecution of Ash‘arites.
456 Ibn-Hazm az-Zahiri d.
465 Al-Qushayri d.
478 Imam al-Haramayn d.
481 Nasir b. Khusraw d.