سليمان بن كثير الخزاعي
سليمان بن كثير الخزاعي
Sulayman ibn Kathir al-Khuza'i — the naqib of naqibs who proclaimed the revolution on 25 Ramadan 129 AH, declined its leadership, and was put to death by Abu Muslim 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- Agent · military
- Era
- The Umayyad Period · The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Sulayman ibn Kathir al-Khuza'i, chief of the chiefs (naqib al-nuqaba') of the Abbasid mission in Khurasan 2.
In the mission
Imam Ibrahim ibn Muhammad won him over with his personal influence, and so restored the cohesion between the Khurasani group and the leadership in al-Humayma. Ibrahim offered him the leadership of the mission, but he excused himself as an elderly man, saying: "I will not swear by two people." Abu Muslim was chosen in his place 2.
The declaration of the revolt
The revolt was declared in Khurasan at his hands, on Thursday, the twenty-fifth of Ramadan in the year 129 AH. The supporters adopted black as their emblem, and became known as al-Musawwida (the Black-Clad). They held their first prayer for the Feast of Fitr at Safidhanj 2.
His end
When Abu Muslim had the affair to himself, he killed Sulayman ibn Kathir and his son Muhammad without referring the matter to the caliph, according to Taqqush 2.
Connections
- Member of
- الدعوة العباسية
People and things also explored
الدعوة العباسية· The people of the qibla and not declaring takfir for sin· الغيبة· علم الكلام· الإمامة· المهدية· نكاح المتعة· الرجعة
Sources
- Tarikh al-Dawla al-Abbasiyya — Muhammad Suhayl Taqqush (7th ed. 2009), p. 22-25
- Tarikh al-Dawla al-Abbasiyya — Muhammad Suhayl Taqqush (7th ed. 2009), p.22-25
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