al-Hadi

Abū Muḥammad Mūsā ibn al-Mahdī al-Hādī (Arabic: أبو محمد موسى بن المهدي الهادي; 26 April 764 CE  – 14 September 786 CE) better known by his laqab al-Hādī (الهادي‎) was the fourth Arab Abbasid caliph who succeeded his father al-Mahdi and ruled from 169 AH (785 CE) until his death in 170 AH (786 CE). His short reign ended with internal chaos and power struggles with his mother.

For the Imam or school, see Ali al-Hadi and al-Hadi School.
al-Hadi
أبو محمد موسى بن المهدي الهادي
Khalifah
Amir al-Mu'minin
Dirham of al-Hadi minted in 786/787 in al-Haruniya
4th Caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate
Reign24 July 785 – 14 September 786
Predecessoral-Mahdi
SuccessorHarun al-Rashid
Born26 April 764
Rayy, Abbasid Caliphate (in present-day Tehran Province)
Died14 September 786 (aged 22)
Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
Burial
Haditha
Consort
  • Lubabah bint Ja'far
  • Ubaydah bint Ghitrif
  • Ghadir
  • Rahim
  • Hilanah
Issue
  • Ja'far
  • al-Abbas
  • Abd Allah
  • Ishaq
  • Isma'il
  • Sulayman
  • Musa
  • Umm Isa
  • Umm al-Abbas
Names
Abu Muhammad Musa ibn al-Mahdi al-Hadi
DynastyAbbasid
Fatheral-Mahdi
Motheral-Khayzuran
ReligionSunni Islam
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