Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Kumayl bin Ziyad The Fights In 81 A.H., Abid al-Rahman advanced towards Iraq. Violent fights took place there. The revolutionaries defeated al-Hajjaj's army. They freed many cities such as Sajestan and Kirman in Iran, Basrah and Kufa in Iraq. Abid al-Malik sent a man to Abid al-Rahman to hold talks with him. He accepted some conditions such as removing al-Hajjaj from office. People rejoiced at their freedom and victory.
So, they insisted on removing Abid al-Malik from the office, for he appointed al-Hajjaj ruler over them. Abid al-Malik sent military supplies to support al-Hajjaj. The army in Khurasan joined him, too. Previous Next