Abū Rakwa al-Walīd ibn Hishām ibn ʿAbd al-Malik (Arabic:الوليد بن هشام بن عبد الملك بن عبد الرحمن الأموي) (died 20 March 1007[1]) was anUmayyadpretender who arrived inBarqa fromal-Andalus in 1005 and waged war on theFatimid Caliphate with the support of the Banu Qurra. After taking the city and defeating a Fatimid army, his forces invaded Egypt and nearly toppled the regime of Caliphal-Hakim after a battle inGiza against an army led byAli ibn Ja'far ibn Fallah. He diverted his revolt toFayyum and the Fatimids managed to get the Banu Qurra again on their side, thereby defeating the rebellion.[2]
In 1006, Abu Rakwa fled toNobadia, but theeparch refused to let him continue and he was captured by leader of theRabi'a, Abu'l-Makarim Hibat Allah, who handed him over to the Fatimids. He was sent toCairo, where he was executed. Abu'l-Makarim was rewarded with the titleKanz al-Dawla for his part in end of Abū Rakwa's revolt.[3]
