After putting a puppet governor back in power in Medina...

After putting a puppet governor back in power in Medina, Muslim Aqaba and his army leave for Mecca; on the way, Muslim Aqaba becomes ill and dies; Haseen Nameer takes over the command of the army and they advances to Mecca.

Meanwhile in Mecca, just before the rampage in Medina, Abdulla Zobayr now sees that even Medina has fallen from Yazeed's grip; being ambitious, he wants to take advantage of the situation and destabilise the regimes in nearby areas to bring them under his rule; he sends for Mukhtar to come and help him to consolidate Abdulla Zobayr's power.

Mukhtar meets with Abdulla Zobayr and agrees to join forces with him on two conditions: when Abdulla Zobayr's rule is established, Mukhtar must be consulted in all matters and be given unhindered access to Abdulla Zobayr the first priority on establishing Abdulla Zobayr's rule is to avenge the perpetrators of Kerbala.

Abdulla Zobayr agrees to the first condition; he now says that the second condition is also his purpose (with the excuse that he refused to support Mukhtar earlier as the rebellions were then only just starting and their plans could have backfired). Abdulla Zobayr, with the bravery and military exploits of Mukhtar, establishes his rule in Mecca and surrounding areas (my deduction: mostly during late 63/early 64 AH).

After seeing the state of Medina is left after the rampage, and on hearing of the advance of Haseen Nameer to Mecca, Abdulla Zobayr is frightened and flees to hide in the mountains; it is left up to Mukhtar to defend Mecca; Mukhtar leads the army units and they go just outside Mecca to try and stop the advance of Haseen Nameer into Mecca city and Kaaba.

The attack on Mecca starts on 4 Rabil Awwal 64 AH (about two months after the Medina attack) The sheer determination of Mukhtar and his outnumbered men slows down, but does not stop, Haseen Nameer's progress into the city; when they are outside the range of Kaaba, they make "petrol" bombs and throw them at the Kaaba; the Kaaba burns; Mukhtar and his men just manage to hold back Haseen Nameer and his men getting near to the Kaaba.