Abu Ja'far latter appears to have retained his contacts in the Hejaz, and possibly enjoyed some authority in Medina; certainly the Husaynids of Medina quickly recognized the Fatimids, with the "khuṭba" being read in the name of Fatimid caliph al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah in 969 or 970, and even assisted them in imposing their control over Mecca as well.