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...'s cautious blessing, and received reinforcements including Zubayr ibn al-Awwam. The Byzantine garrison of Egypt, led by the P...
...ha (the mother of the believers), Talha ibn Ubaydullah, and Zubayr ibn al-Awwam led a force demanding justice for the blood of...
...to Yazid, viewing his rule as illegitimate. Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr similarly withheld his bay'ah and established a rival cente...
...s rallied behind Dahhak ibn Qays al-Fihri and supported the Zubayrid claim to the caliphate centered in Mecca. Marwan ibn al-H...
...ct pilgrimage traffic away from Mecca, which was then under Zubayrid control. Modern historians debate this reading, noting th...
...nification of the caliphate after the suppression of Ibn al-Zubayr in 73 AH. His reforms are among the most consequential in e...
...ha (the Mother of the Believers), Talha ibn Ubaydullah, and Zubayr ibn al-Awwam — all senior companions — demanded that Ali ib...
... his original force of only about 4,000 later reinforced by Zubayr ibn al-Awwam and others. After an initial victory at Pelusi...