AL-MUKHTAR

'Al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd al Thaqafi' was an early Islamic revolutionary who led an abortive rebellion against the Umayyid Caliphs who ruled the Muslim world after the murder of the fourth Caliph, Ali ibn Abu Talib.
Mokhtar Saghafi
Ibn-e Abi Obaydeh Saghafi “Mokhtar” (67 AH), was called Keysan, is from Tae’f. He went to Medina along with his father during Omar’s Caliphate. In Yamul Hajr Battle his father was killed in Iraq.

Then; Mokhtar joined to Banihashem tribe, during Imam Ali (as)’s caliphate, he was with him in Iraq and after Imam’s martyrdom he left there for Basrah. When he informed about Imam Hussein (AS)’s martyrdom in Karbala, he disaccord with Obeydullah.
Obeydullah jailed him and ordered to whip him. Then Abdullah Omar interceded for him with caliph and he was exiled to Ta’ef. In 64 (AH), Yazid Ibn-e Moaviyeh died and Mokhtar swore allegiance with Abdullah Ibn-e Zobayr and attended in most of Zobayr’s battles. Then Mokhtar requested Zobayr to let him to go to Kufah for inviting people to swear allegiance with caliph. When he arrived in Kufah, killed all of Imam Husein (AH)’s murderers and occupied there.
Obeydulla Ibn-e Ziyad was charged to attack Kufah but he was killed in the battle and Mokhtar sent his head to Imam Sajad (AS) in Medina. It is narrated that Imam Sajad (AS) invoked God’s blessing for him. Then Mosa’b, who was Zobayr’s brother, attacked to Kufah and Mokhtar was killed in this battle.

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