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Jul 12, 2024 · Yazid I was the Umayyad Caliph who fought against Husayn ibn Ali (RA) and his followers in Karbala. He faced rebellions from Ibn al-Zubayr and the people of Medina, and died in 683 after attacking Mecca and burning its Kiswa.
4 days ago · The Battle of al-Harra ( Arabic: يوم الحرة, romanized : Yawm al-Ḥarra, lit. 'Day of al-Harra') was fought between the Umayyad army of the caliph Yazid I ( r. 680–683) led by Muslim ibn Uqba and the defenders of Medina from the Ansar and Muhajirun factions, who had rebelled against the caliph.
- 26 August 683
- Umayyad victory
Jul 19, 2024 · When Yazid found out that the people of Kufah had taken the pledge of allegiance of Imam Al-Hussein through Muslim ibn Aqeel he sent the governor of Basra, Ibn Ziyaad, to Kufah who ultimately killed Muslim ibn Aqeel.
2 days ago · In 744, Yazid III, a son of al-Walid I, was proclaimed caliph in Damascus, and his army tracked down and killed al-Walid II. Yazid III has received a certain reputation for piety and may have been sympathetic to the Qadariyya. He died a mere six months into his reign.
Jul 10, 2024 · Yazīdī, member of a Kurdish religious minority found primarily in northern Iraq, southeastern Turkey, northern Syria, the Caucasus region, and parts of Iran. The Yazīdī religion includes elements of ancient Iranian religions as well as elements of Judaism, Nestorian Christianity, and Islam.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jul 19, 2024 · The granddaughter of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), had just spoken truth to power—in front of Yazîd ibn Muʿâwiyah, the khalîfa, the Umayyad ruler in Syria. Zainab Bin’t Ali paused, and then delivered the speech that became famous throughout history for its eloquence, its ferocity, and its passion.
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Jul 19, 2024 · Battle of Karbala, (October 10, 680 [10th of Muḥarram, ah 61]), brief military engagement in which a small party led by al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and son of ʿAlī, the fourth caliph, was defeated and massacred by an army sent by the Umayyad caliph Yazīd I.
