The Rebellion of Muḥammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya in 145/762: Ṭālibīs and Early ʿAbbāsīs in Conflict

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BRILL, Nov 9, 2015 - Religion - 540 pages
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 b. ʿAbdallah b. al-Hasan b. al-Hasan b. ʿAli b. 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

Introduction
1
Part 1 Muḥammad b ʿAbdallāh in Historical Context
15
Part 2 The Social Ethnic Political and Religious Character of the Revolt
231
Map of Medina
465
Genealogical Charts
466
Bibliography
478
General Index
506
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