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4 days ago · Al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ibn Khuwaylid al-Asadi (Arabic: الزُّبَيْر بْن الْعَوَّام بْن خُوَيْلِد الأَسَدِيّ, romanized: al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām ibn Khuwaylid al-ʾAsadī; c. 594–656) was an Arab Muslim commander in the service of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the caliphs Abu Bakr (r.
4 days ago · The Mecca-based Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, a son of Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, was the most prominent Hejazi opponent of Yazid. When Yazid sent an army to suppress the rebellion in 683 and Mecca was besieged, Kharijites from Basra reinforced Ibn al-Zubayr.
3 days ago · The next major challenge to Yazid's rule emanated from the Hejaz where Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, the son of al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam and grandson of Abu Bakr, advocated for a shura among the Quraysh to elect the caliph and rallied opposition to the Umayyads from his headquarters in Islam's holiest sanctuary, the Ka'aba in Mecca.
Jun 29, 2024 · The first prominent instance of such conflict was the political feud between Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr and his compatriots on one side, and the Umayyads on the other. Ibn al-Zubayr declared a parallel caliphate from Mecca, challenging the Umayyad rule based in Damascus.
5 days ago · The Battle of al-Harrah, fought in 683 CE, stands as a pivotal yet often overlooked conflict in early Islamic history. This battle occurred during the tumultuous period of the Umayyad Caliphate, following the death of the first Umayyad Caliph, Muawiya I, and the succession of his son Yazid I. Marked by severe political and social unrest, the Battle of al-Harra epitomized the resistance against ...
Jun 24, 2024 · After the advent of the Abbasid dynasty in the 8th century, some commentators began to report that ʿAbd al-Malik built the Dome of the Rock as a substitute for the Kaaba in an attempt to relocate the site of the Muslim hajj from Mecca, then under the control of rebels led by Ibn al-Zubayr, to Jerusalem.
Jun 9, 2024 · Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days.” The people asked, “Not even jihad for the sake of Allah?”
