The Aghlabids paid an annual tribute to the Abbasid Caliph and their suzerainty was referenced in the khutba at Friday prayers .
Although independent in all but name , his dynasty never ceased to recognise Abbasid overlordship .
The Aghlabids paid an annual tribute to the Abbasid   and their suzerainty was referenced in the khutba at Friday prayers .
Although independent in all but name , his dynasty never ceased to recognise Abbasid overlordship .