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... ﷺ death. After Ali's assassination in 40 AH, the people of Kufa pledged allegiance to him as caliph. He governed for six mo...
..., and into the Umayyad period. In 61 AH, he traveled toward Kufa in response to invitations from its people — who then faile...
Umar ordered Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas to establish Kufa as a garrison city and administrative centre for the Iraqi ...
...nce of the Tigris and Euphrates near the Persian Gulf. Like Kufa in the north, Basra was designed as a base for ongoing mili...
... besieged in his home in Medina by rebel groups from Egypt, Kufa, and Basra, who accused his administration of nepotism and ...
...nd opposing Ali's caliphate. Ali had marched from Medina to Kufa and then toward Basra seeking reconciliation, but negotiati...
...or Nahrawan, while leading the Fajr prayer in the mosque of Kufa. Ibn Muljam had conspired with two others who simultaneousl...
...sition in Mecca. Husayn received letters from the people of Kufa urging him to come and lead them in revolt, but the promise...
...Umayyad Caliphate in 41 AH. Muawiyah moved the capital from Kufa to Damascus, establishing Syria as the political and milita...
...edge allegiance to Yazid I and journeyed from Medina toward Kufa with a small group of family members and companions. His em...
... region's loyalty to the house of Ali. Al-Hajjaj arrived in Kufa with a small escort and mounted the pulpit, pulling back hi...
...-Abbas al-Saffah was proclaimed the first Abbasid caliph in Kufa. The uprising, rooted in discontent among non-Arab Muslims ...
... tens of thousands of pledges of support from the people of Kufa, Husayn travelled toward Iraq with a small group of family ...
...lamic calendar, created the diwan system, founded Basra and Kufa, and established the office of Qadi. His just rule earned h...
...assinated by the Kharijite Ibn Muljam while praying Fajr in Kufa's mosque.
...ahman ibn Muljam while leading Fajr prayer at the mosque of Kufa. He died two days later. His assassination marked the end o...
...e ten promised Paradise, conqueror of Persia and founder of Kufa.
...beautiful Quran recitation, appointed governor of Basra and Kufa.
A prominent Tabii jurist and judge of Kufa known for his extraordinary memory.
The leading faqih of Kufa among the Tabiin, a key figure in the development of Hanafi...
... of the Believers in Hadith, a major faqih and muhaddith of Kufa.
...abic language and literature. He was the chief rival of the Kufa school grammarian Tha'lab.
... known name and lived to maturity. He served as governor of Kufa and Homs under the Umayyads and narrated the famous hadith ...
...ce and diplomatic skill. He served as governor of Basra and Kufa under Umar and Muawiyah. He participated in the early conqu...
A major Tabieen scholar of Kufah and one of the foremost students of Abdullah ibn Masud. He...
...Abd Allah ibn Masud. He was a foremost authority in fiqh in Kufah and one of the primary links in the Hanafi chain of transm...
A prominent Tabieen scholar who served as judge (qadi) of Kufah. Son of an Ansari companion, he was a student of Ali ibn A...
... Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik and was martyred in Kufah in 122 AH. He is considered the founder of the Zaydi schoo...
...nion and prominent Umayyad leader who served as governor of Kufa under Uthman ibn Affan. Known for his eloquence, generosity...
... half-brother of Uthman ibn Affan. He served as governor of Kufa under Uthman. Known as the subject of Surah al-Hujurat (49:...
...alf-brother by Muawiyah and appointed governor of Basra and Kufa, effectively ruling all of the eastern caliphate. Highly co...
Son of Ziyad ibn Abih and Umayyad governor of Basra and Kufa (d. 67 AH). He bears heavy responsibility in Islamic histor...
...wabun) to avenge Husayn ibn Ali's death, seizing control of Kufa in 66 AH. He claimed to act on behalf of Muhammad ibn al-Ha...
Known as al-A'mash (the bleary-eyed), a towering Kufi Tabi Tabieen hadith scholar whose chain through Ibrahim al-Nakhai and Alqamah is foundational to Hanafi tr
The greatest Arabic grammarian of the Kufa school, author of Ma'ani al-Quran, a foundational work for ...
One of the seven canonical Quran reciters of Kufa; his recitation via Hafs is the most widely used in the wor...
One of the seven canonical Quran reciters of Kufa, known for precise elongation rules and asceticism.
Leading jurist of Kufa in the generation of the Tabi'in; primary teacher of Hammad...
Major Tabi'i scholar of Kufa; key transmitter of Abdullah ibn Masud's legal tradition.
One of the greatest Companions and jurists. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Whoever wants to recite the Quran fresh as when it was revealed, let him recite as Ibn Umm 'Abd
...an al-Thawri had not been, jurisprudence would have died in Kufa.'
Direct teacher of Abu Hanifah and key transmitter of the Kufa jurisprudential tradition.
One of the major hadith scholars of Kufa. His al-Musannaf is one of the largest hadith collections w...
Greatest scholar of Kufa in the Tabi'un era. Expert in law, hadith, and history with...
Companion who narrated from the Prophet ﷺ in many important hadith, including the description of Isra' and Mi'raj.
Companion who narrated the famous hadith on the Thaqalayn (Two Weighty Things: Quran and Ahl al-Bayt).
Hadith scholar of Kufa. His Kitab al-Kharaj is one of the earliest works on Islami...
...companion known for political acumen; governor of Basra and Kufa under Umar and Uthman.
One of the greatest Tabi'un scholars of Kufa, eminent jurist and Quran commentator, martyred by al-Hajja...
The great Kufan judge who served as qadi for sixty years under the caliphs...
A senior Kufan Tabi'i who narrated from many Companions including Ibn Mas...
A senior Kufan scholar and uncle of Ibrahim al-Nakha'i, who narrated from...
An extremely pious Kufan scholar and ascetic, foremost student of Abdullah ibn Masu...
Leading Kufan jurist and master hadith memorizer who claimed to have met...
...ns with over thirty thousand narrations. A leading hafiz of Kufa, he was a teacher of Imam Ahmad, al-Bukhari, Muslim, and Ab...
Kufan Tabi'i and renowned mufassir who narrated from Ibn Abbas a...
Kufan Tabi'i narrator and jurist who transmitted from major Succ...
Kufan Tabi' Tabi'i narrator and jurist who transmitted from majo...
Kufan Tabi' Tabi'i narrator who transmitted from major Kufan sch...
Kufan judge and hadith narrator who served as chief qadi of Kufa...
Kufan tabi'i and hadith narrator, a prolific and reliable transm...
Long-lived Kufan narrator who transmitted from companions and tabi'un alike...
Son of the great companion Ibn Masud, Kufan tabi'i who transmitted his father's teachings and helped p...
Kufan tabi'i and Quranic scholar, one of the leading reciters of...
The great judge of Kufa, appointed by Umar ibn al-Khattab, who served as qadi for s...
Exceptionally pious Kufan tabi'i and devoted student of Abdullah ibn Masud, renowned...
Kufan tabi'i scholar and son of a prominent companion, a reliabl...
Kufan tabi'i narrator who transmitted extensively from companion...
Extremely pious Kufan tabi'i scholar and devoted student of Abdullah ibn Masud, ...
Kufan tabi'i scholar and grandson of the companion Ibn Masud, wh...
Senior Kufan tabi'i who traveled to meet the Prophet but arrived after ...
Reliable Kufan tabi'i narrator known for his careful transmission and wid...
Kufan tabi'i narrator who transmitted from companions including ...
Reliable Kufan tabi'i narrator and jurist who transmitted from major comp...
Kufan tabi'i narrator who transmitted on religious and eschatolo...
Kufan Tabi'i of extraordinary piety who famously never laughed i...
Kufan judge and grandson of the Companion Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, k...
Son of the Companion Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas and a prominent Kufan-Medinan narrator whose transmissions from his father are a...
Kufan Tabi'i narrator known for his reliable transmission from t...
Kufan hadith narrator of the late Tabi'un generation, known for ...
Kufan hadith scholar of the Tabi'un generation, known for broad ...
Kufan Tabi'i narrator who met seventy Companions, known for his ...