The rebellion of Muḥammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya in 145/762 : Ṭalibis and early 'Abbasis in conflict / by Amikam Elad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elad, Amikam, author.

Series:

Islamic history and civilization ; Volume 118.

Islamic History and Civilization : Studies and Texts, 0929-2403 ; Volume 118

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic Empire--History--750-1258.

Islamic Empire.

Nafs al-Zakīyah, 711 or 712-762.

Nafs al-Zakīyah.

Manṣūr, Abū Jaʻfar, Caliph, approximately 712-775.

Manṣūr, Abū Jaʻfar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (539 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents a detailed in-depth study, primarily based on primary Arabic sources, of the background, history and the consequences of the rebellion of Muhammad born ʿAbdallah born al-Hasan born al-Hasan born ʿAli born Abi Talib, better known as al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, in 145/762, during the reign of the Abbasid Caliph, Abu Jaʿfar al-Mansur. It focuses on the relations between the early Abbasid and the different Talibi-(Shiʿi) families - mainly the Hasanis and the Husaynis - and the internal struggles between these factions for the legitimacy of authority.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

1 Biographical Data of Muḥammad born ʿAbdallāh al-Nafs al-Zakiyya

2 Muḥammad born ʿAbdallāh during the Umawī and ʿAbbāsī Periods

3 On the Eve of the Rebellion

4 Revolt

5 The ʿAbbāsī Reactions

6 The ʿAbbāsī Armyʼs Campaigns Against Muḥammad born ʿAbdallāh

7 Banū Quraysh

8 Banū Asad born ʿAbd al-ʿUzzā born Quṣayy born Kilāb born Murra born Kaʿb born Luʾay born Fihr (Quraysh)

9 The Tribal Support for/Opposition to Muḥammad born ʿAbdallāh

Appendix 1: The Attitude of the ʿUlamāʾ Towards the Rebellion

Appendix 2: Transmitters and Transmission of the Historical Events of the Revolt

Appendix 3: The Struggle for Legitimization Between the Ḥasanīs and the Ḥusaynīs as Reflected Mainly in Imāmī Literature

Map of Medina

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-29622-0

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004296220 DOI