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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Maqtal al-Husayn Muslim’s Uprising When Muslim came to know about what had happened to Hani, he feared being assassinated; therefore, he rushed to rise prior to the date that he had set with the public. He ordered ‘Abdullah Ibn Hazim to call upon his men, who had then filled the houses surrounding him, to gather together. Four thousand men assembled. They were shouting Badr's call that was: “O Supported One!

Annihilate them!” ‘Ubaydullah Ibn ‘Amr Ibn ‘Aziz al-Kindi was placed in command of the Kindah and the Rabi’ah quarters. “March ahead of me,” said Muslim, “in command of the cavalry.” Muslim Ibn ‘Awsajah al-Asadi was placed in command of Mathhaj and Banu Asad. “Take charge of the infantry,” Muslim ordered him. Abu Thumama al-Sa’idi was placed in charge of Tamim and Hamdan, whereas al-’Abbas Ibn Ja’dah al-Jadli was given the command of the Medina troops. They marched towards the governor's mansion.

Ibn Ziyad fortified himself inside it, locking all its gates. He could not resist because there were only thirty policemen with him and twenty of his close men and slaves.

But the substance from which the people of Kufa were made was treachery; so, their standards kept disappearing till no more than three hundred men remained out of the original four thousand.[^1] Al-Ahnaf Ibn Qays described them as a whore who demanded a different man every day.[^2] When those inside the mansion called upon the people of Kufa saying, “O Kufians!

Fear Allah and do not expose yourselves to Syrian cavaliers whose might you have already tasted and whom you have already tested on the battlefield,” the remaining three hundred dispersed, so much so that a man would come to his son, brother, or cousin and tell him to go home, and a wife would cling to her husband till he returned home.[^3] Muslim offered the evening prayers at the [grand Kufa] mosque accompanied by only thirty men.

Then, when he went to Kindah's quarters, only three men accompanied him.[^4] He hardly proceeded for a short while before finding himself without anyone at all to show him the way.[^5] He alighted from his horse and cautiously traversed Kufa's alleys not knowing where to go.[^6] When people abandoned Muslim, their noise died down, and Ibn Ziyad could not hear the voice of any of their men.

Ibn Ziyad ordered his bodyguards to inspect the mosque's courtyard to see whether there were any men lying in ambush.