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Era of the Caliphs – Al-Shia https://en.al-shia.org The al-Shia Scientific, Cultural, and Doctrinal Website Sun, 13 Oct 2024 19:50:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://en.al-shia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cropped-cropped-FIcon-32x32.png Era of the Caliphs – Al-Shia https://en.al-shia.org 32 32 The Uprising of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi https://en.al-shia.org/the-uprising-of-mukhtar-al-thaqafi/ https://en.al-shia.org/the-uprising-of-mukhtar-al-thaqafi/#respond Mon, 14 Oct 2024 06:30:47 +0000 https://en.al-shia.org/?p=10128 Mukhtar ibn Abi ‘Ubayd Allah al-Thaqafī (b.

1/622-3 – d. 67/687) was an early Islamic revolutionary based in Kufa, Iraq, the leader of one of the uprisings against the Umayyad Caliphs in vengeance for the blood of Imam Husain ibn ‘Ali (peace be upon him). The Uprising of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi represents a pivotal moment in Islamic history, emerging in the aftermath of the tragedy of Karbala in 680 CE.

Mukhtar, a companion of Imam Husain, mobilized a movement seeking justice for the martyrs of Karbala and aimed to challenge the Umayyad regime responsible for their deaths. His revolt is characterized by its revolutionary fervor and significant socio-political implications, as it not only focused on avenging the injustice faced by the Prophet’s family but also sought to establish a government based on Islamic principles.

Mukhtar’s leadership and strategic efforts left a lasting impact on the Shi’a identity and the struggle against tyranny, marking his uprising as a symbol of resistance and the quest for justice in the face of oppression. His Birth and Lineage Al-Mukhtar is originally from Ta’if, the Thaqif clan. His great-grandfather, Mas’ud al-Thaqafi was one of the nobles of Hijaz, and was nicknamed ‘Azim al-Qaryatayn (i.e., The Great of the two tribes).

His father, Abu ‘Ubayd al-Thaqafi, was one of the noble companions of the noble Prophet. He was killed in the Battle of al-Jisr, one of the battles fought during the era of the second caliph, known as the Qadisiyya Wars. His mother was Dawma bint ‘Amr ibn Wahb. Ibn Tayfur has reported that she spoke eloquently and was articulate. Al-Mukhtar ibn Abi ‘Ubayd al-Thaqafi was called by his teknonym, Abu Ishaq, and was nicknamed Kaysan, which means smart and incisive.

His uncle, Sa’d ibn Mas’ud al-Thaqafi, was appointed as the governor of Mada’in by Imam ‘Ali (peace be upon him). His brothers, Wahb, Malik, and Jibr, were killed with their father in the Battle of al-Jisr.