They were seven in number, the first of them being Ya'qub Ibn Laith Saffaar (d.

They were seven in number, the first of them being Ya'qub Ibn Laith Saffaar (d. 265 A.H.). Ya'qub originally was a coppersmith by profession and it is for this reason that he came to be known as Saffaar. Slowly, he set about gathering an army for himself and began killing the anti-religious Khawaarij . His activities witnessed an upturn till he eventually occupied Khorasan, Seestaan and several other cities.

It has been recorded that he was an extremely gifted administrator such that few have been known to possess the management and systematization skills that he possessed. The obedience of his soldiers to his orders…