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Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Ḥasan al-Muthannā ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib or Muḥammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد بن عبد الله بن الحسن بن الحسن بن علي الملقَّب النفس الزكية, lit.
MUHAMMAD AL-NAFS AL-ZAKIYYA (D. 762 c.e.) Muhammad b. ˓Abdallah b. al-Hasan al-Muthanna died in 762 c.e. Due to his gentle disposition, he was known as al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, which means "the pure soul." At a gathering of the Hashimites held at al-Abwa˒ during the Umayyad dynasty, Muhammad's father, ˓Abdallah, urged those present to accept his ...
- Intellectual Condition of Society
- Allegiance with Al-Nafs al-Zakiyya
- Imam al-Sadiq's (A) Stance
- The Uprising of Muhammad Against Mansur Abbasi
- Killing of Nafs Zakiyya
- Emergence of Muhammadiyya
- Views of Shia Scholars Regarding This Uprising
Muhammad b. 'Abd Allah b. al-Hasan (b. 100/718-9 - d. 145/762-3 known as al-Nafs al-Zakiyya lived when Zaydi thought and the necessity of uprising of Imam (a) by sword were prevalent thoughts among Alids. At that time, Zaydi thought was a combination of three opinions: first, uprising and making uprising against oppressors under any circumstances; ...
After the uprising of Yahya b. Zayd and his martyrdom, advocates of uprising by sword rushed to Muhammad b. 'Abd Allah al-Nafs al-Zakiyya. 'Abd Allah b. al-Hasan al-Muthanna, father of Nafs Zakiyya invited his relatives and followers to Abwa' near Medina around 126/743-4 to give allegiance to his son as al-Mahdi and many people accepted his call an...
The only opposition made regarding the allegiance of Abwa' was made by Imam al-Sadiq (a). According to some reports, Imam al-Sadiq's (a) opposition was due to calling Muhammad b. 'Abd Allah, the al-Mahdi of the Ahl al-Bayt (a), as Imam (a) said that it was not the time of the coming of al-Mahdi (a) and Muhammad b. 'Abd Allah was not the promised Ma...
Abbasids who first gave allegiance to Muhammad b. Abd Allah Nafs Zakiyya and meant to leave the government to Bani Hashim and Alids due to their rights after the downfall of Umayyads, did not accept the imamate of al-Nafs al-Zakiyya after the defeat of Umayyads and took the power for themselves. Alids were silent at the time of Saffah, the first Ab...
The government of Nafs Zakiyya did not last longer than two months,because when Abbasids sent their army to Medina and besieged it, many people scattered from around Muhammad b. 'Abd Allah due to their fear for lasting the siege and a possible famine to occur. Meanwhile, threats and persuasion of 'Isa b. Musa, the commander of Abbasid army played a...
Some historians and writers of biographies have written that: after the killing of Nafs Zakiyya, Mughirra b. Said al-'Ijli and his followers claimed that Nafs Zakiyya was not killed and is in occultation in Hajir mountain in Najd region and would come back later. They were called as Muhammadiyya and believed that Nafs Zakiyya was the promised Mahdi...
Sayyid b. Tawusdefended 'Abd Allah Mahd and the uprising of Muhammad b. 'Abd Allah Nafs Zakiyya and wrote that: "They did not believe that al-Mahdi was from them and calling Nafs Zakiyya as al-Mahdi was a general title they gave because every upriser was called so and they did not mean the Promised Mahdi (a)…" Sayyid b. Tawus believed that Imam al-...
Muhammad was often called "the Pure Soul" (al-Nafs al-Zakiyya) for his noble character, but he was also "a somewhat unworldly, even romantic, individual" (Hugh N. Kennedy) and apparently less capable or learned than his younger brother Ibrahim.
Al-Nafs al-Zakiyyah is a person by the name of Muhammad ibn al-Hasan. He is a descendant of Husayn ibn Ali. He is named Al-Nafs al-Zakiyyah because he is very pious and devout and another reason for his nickname is that he will be slain without any sin and crime. Duty of Al-Nafs al-Zakiyyah
This book presents a detailed in-depth study, primarily based on primary Arabic sources, of the background, history and the consequences of the rebellion of Muhammad b. ʿAbdallah b. al-Hasan b. al-Hasan b. ʿAli b. Abi Talib, better known as al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, in 145/762, during the reign of the Abbasid Caliph, Abu Jaʿfar al-Mansur.
Nov 9, 2015 · This book presents a detailed in-depth study, primarily based on primary Arabic sources, of the background, history and the consequences of the rebellion of Muhammad b. ʿAbdallah b. al-Hasan b....
