Shrine of al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi
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Mukhtar al-Thaqafi, al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd al-Thaqafi, Tomb of Mukhtar
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Introduction
The recognized tomb of al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd al-Thaqafi is within the shrine precinct of the Great Mosque of Kufa, close to the tombs of Muslim ibn Aqil and Hani ibn Urwah. It is the principal record for his life, movement, and burial tradition. The presence of the tomb does not remove the sharp historical disagreement about him.
Al-Mukhtar belonged to Thaqif and was the son of Abu Ubayd ibn Masud, who died in the Battle of the Bridge. He lived in the political world of Medina and Kufa, where Alid loyalty, tribal rivalry, Umayyad rule, Zubayrid power, and the growing importance of the mawali met after Karbala.
His name became famous through the movement that gained control of Kufa in 66 AH and proclaimed retaliation for the killing of Imam al-Husayn, Peace Be Upon Him. Mukhtar acted in the name of Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, and his forces pursued several people associated with Karbala. The army of Ibrahim ibn Malik al-Ashtar defeated and killed Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad at the Battle of Khazir.
The movement also altered Kufa's social balance. Mawali and other non-elite groups gained an important role in Mukhtar's army and administration, challenging the privileges of Arab tribal notables. Modern historians therefore study his revolt as both a pro-Alid retaliation movement and a major episode in the social politics of early Iraq.
Reports connected with the Ahl al-Bayt, Peace Be Upon Them, do not preserve one assessment. Some Shi'i traditions praise the punishment of Karbala's perpetrators and transmit favorable words, while other reports criticize Mukhtar's claims and political methods. A responsible article must preserve both the real retaliation and the contested evaluation.
Sunni hadith literature records the report of a liar and a destructive bloodshedder from Thaqif. In Sahih Muslim, Asma bint Abi Bakr, May Allah Be Pleased With Her, says that the liar had already been seen and identifies al-Hajjaj as the bloodshedder; later scholars generally applied the liar to Mukhtar. Jami al-Tirmidhi transmits the same later identification.
Other reports accuse Mukhtar of claiming special knowledge, inspiration, or language resembling revelation. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves a report in which a claim of revelation attributed to Mukhtar is answered through the verse about devils inspiring their allies. Historians do not agree that he explicitly claimed prophethood, so the matter is presented as accusation and scholarly interpretation, not an undisputed fact.
Mukhtar's use of the name of Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah gave his movement religious and emotional authority. Supporters viewed it as representation of the Alid cause, while opponents treated it as political use of a sacred association. This dispute later became relevant to the history of Kaysani ideas and early Shi'i political thought.
In 67 AH, Musab ibn al-Zubayr advanced from Basra and besieged Mukhtar in Kufa. Mukhtar was killed while resisting the Zubayrid forces, and many of his supporters were later executed. Sources use different language for his death because they judge his movement, claims, and political war differently.
For visitors and researchers, the tomb opens a wider view of Iraq after Karbala: Kufan remorse, retaliation, the rise of the mawali, Umayyad-Zubayrid conflict, and the use of sacred names in politics. The educational lesson is to distinguish documented action, devotional memory, political claim, hadith criticism, and later interpretation.
The official administration of the Great Mosque of Kufa lists Mukhtar among the tombs attached to the mosque and preserves a later account of the grave's rediscovery and rebuilding. This supports the current shrine identity, while classical and academic sources remain necessary for judging the historical person.
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Historical / Religious Importance
The tomb of al-Mukhtar in the Great Mosque of Kufa is important for understanding Iraq's political and social history after Karbala. His name is connected with action against Karbala's perpetrators, Kufan remorse, the rise of the mawali, and the conflict between Umayyad and Zubayrid power.
The sources preserve different judgments. Some traditions emphasize his retaliation and support for the cause of the Ahl al-Bayt, Peace Be Upon Them, while hadith and historical sources strongly criticize some of his claims and political methods. This disagreement is itself part of his historical importance.
For visitors and researchers, the site calls for devotion and study to be held together responsibly. Respect for the present tomb identity should be combined with a clear distinction between documented action, political claim, hadith criticism, and later religious memory.
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References
Primary source — تاريخ الرسل والملوك High
Notes: Page/Volume: أحداث سنتي ٦٦ و٦٧ هـ؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: أخبار المختار وحركة الكوفة؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: حديث الكذاب والمبير من ثقيف؛ الرقم يختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: أبواب الفتن، خبر الكذاب والمبير؛ الرقم يختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: الأخبار المتصلة بآل أبي طالب وحركة المختار؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: ترجمة المختار الثقفي؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person.
Primary source — أنساب الأشراف High
Notes: Page/Volume: أحداث سنتي ٦٦ و٦٧ هـ؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: أخبار المختار وحركة الكوفة؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: حديث الكذاب والمبير من ثقيف؛ الرقم يختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: أبواب الفتن، خبر الكذاب والمبير؛ الرقم يختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: الأخبار المتصلة بآل أبي طالب وحركة المختار؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: ترجمة المختار الثقفي؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person.
Primary source — صحيح مسلم High
Notes: Page/Volume: أحداث سنتي ٦٦ و٦٧ هـ؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: أخبار المختار وحركة الكوفة؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: حديث الكذاب والمبير من ثقيف؛ الرقم يختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: أبواب الفتن، خبر الكذاب والمبير؛ الرقم يختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: الأخبار المتصلة بآل أبي طالب وحركة المختار؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: ترجمة المختار الثقفي؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person.
Primary source — جامع الترمذي High
Notes: Page/Volume: أحداث سنتي ٦٦ و٦٧ هـ؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: أخبار المختار وحركة الكوفة؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: حديث الكذاب والمبير من ثقيف؛ الرقم يختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: أبواب الفتن، خبر الكذاب والمبير؛ الرقم يختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: الأخبار المتصلة بآل أبي طالب وحركة المختار؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: ترجمة المختار الثقفي؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person.
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Notes: Page/Volume: أحداث سنتي ٦٦ و٦٧ هـ؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: أخبار المختار وحركة الكوفة؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: حديث الكذاب والمبير من ثقيف؛ الرقم يختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: أبواب الفتن، خبر الكذاب والمبير؛ الرقم يختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: الأخبار المتصلة بآل أبي طالب وحركة المختار؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: ترجمة المختار الثقفي؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person.
Secondary source — مقاتل الطالبيين Medium
Notes: Page/Volume: أحداث سنتي ٦٦ و٦٧ هـ؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: أخبار المختار وحركة الكوفة؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: حديث الكذاب والمبير من ثقيف؛ الرقم يختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: أبواب الفتن، خبر الكذاب والمبير؛ الرقم يختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: الأخبار المتصلة بآل أبي طالب وحركة المختار؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: ترجمة المختار الثقفي؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person.
Secondary source — أعيان الشيعة Medium
Notes: Page/Volume: أحداث سنتي ٦٦ و٦٧ هـ؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: أخبار المختار وحركة الكوفة؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: حديث الكذاب والمبير من ثقيف؛ الرقم يختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: أبواب الفتن، خبر الكذاب والمبير؛ الرقم يختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: الأخبار المتصلة بآل أبي طالب وحركة المختار؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: ترجمة المختار الثقفي؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person.
Website source — masjed-alkufa.com Medium
Notes: Page/Volume: أحداث سنتي ٦٦ و٦٧ هـ؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: أخبار المختار وحركة الكوفة؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: حديث الكذاب والمبير من ثقيف؛ الرقم يختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: أبواب الفتن، خبر الكذاب والمبير؛ الرقم يختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: الأخبار المتصلة بآل أبي طالب وحركة المختار؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: ترجمة المختار الثقفي؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person.
Website source — www.iranicaonline.org Medium
Notes: Page/Volume: أحداث سنتي ٦٦ و٦٧ هـ؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: أخبار المختار وحركة الكوفة؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: حديث الكذاب والمبير من ثقيف؛ الرقم يختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: أبواب الفتن، خبر الكذاب والمبير؛ الرقم يختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: الأخبار المتصلة بآل أبي طالب وحركة المختار؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Page/Volume: ترجمة المختار الثقفي؛ الصفحات تختلف باختلاف الطبعات | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person. | Al-Tabari and Ansab al-Ashraf support the Second Fitna, Mukhtar's seizure of Kufa, retaliation movement, and conflict with Musab ibn al-Zubayr. Sahih Muslim preserves the Thaqif liar/bloodshedder report without naming Mukhtar in the quoted opening; the application of the liar to Mukhtar is a later scholarly identification also transmitted in al-Tirmidhi. Tafsir Ibn Kathir preserves the report accusing Mukhtar of a revelation claim, which is presented as an accusation and interpretation rather than an uncontested prophethood claim. Encyclopaedia Iranica supports Kufa's social setting, mawali participation, siege, death in 67 AH/687 CE, and execution of supporters. The Great Mosque of Kufa page supports the present tomb identity and later rediscovery/rebuilding tradition, not an uncritical verdict on the person.
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