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Abd Allah al-Mahd

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According to what was related by Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, some of Banu Hashim did not agree with him and told him: Do not do that, because the time has not yet come. If you see that this son of yours is the Mahdi, then he is not with him and this is not his time. It was mentioned in the sources that
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Abd Allah al-Mahd was imprisoned during the caliphate of al-Mansur, the second Abbasid caliph for not revealing the hiding place of his son Muhammad. He stayed in prison for three years after that. Al-Mansur met him in his cell during the season of Hajj in
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the imam told Abd Allah that the caliphate would belong to al-Saffah and his brothers, and that Abd Allah and his sons would not have a share in it. Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani narrated that the imam asked Abd Allah to kill his two sons, Muhammad and Ibrahim.
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of the government, Abd Allah's sons refused to recognize the new authority, sparking a crackdown on them and their followers. The Abbasids pressured Abd Allah to show them his hideout, but he refused. The first caliph
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before his revolution in Kufa that he would not be fooled by the promises of the Kufans. After Zayd's death, he became convinced of the need to end Umayyad rule by force, so he prepared his sons for the revolution.
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came to power he imprisoned Abd Allah accusing him of being an accomplice to the rebellion by refusing to collaborate in the capture of his sons, for which remained three years in jail.
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was unsuccessful and Ibrahim and many of his supporters were massacred in the Bakhmra region in an incident known as the Bakhmra martyrdom. His other sons,
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rebelled against the Abbasids in Medina, which led to his death along with many of his followers. And also Ibrahim, who promoted a revolution in
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after he refused to reveal the hiding place of his sons, and would be assassinated three years later in prison. His tomb in the city of
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where he attempted to recruit people for a new rebellion against the Abbasid state, but was defeated and imprisoned by order of
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Some sources mention that Abd Allah was assassinated by order of al-Mansur in al-Hashimiyya prison, near Kufa in
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Abd Allah al-Mahd's sons are famous for their roles in the revolutions of the time, among them
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Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib al-Hāshimī al-Qurashī
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treated Abd Allah with respect and left him alone, but nevertheless when
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Some scholars believe that Abd Allah's naming his son the Promised
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Jaafarian, Intellectual and Political Life of Shiite Imams, p. 371
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Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, Fighter of the Talibis, pp. 390-433.
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Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, Fighter of the Talibis, pp. 185-186
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Al-Tabari, History of the Prophets and Kings, vol. 7, p. 590
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Ibn al-Atheer, Al-Kamil in History, vol. 5, pp. 526-527.
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Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, Fighter of the Talibis, p. 171
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Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, Fighter of the Talibis, p.170
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Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, Fighter of the Talibis, p.167
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Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, Fighter of the Talibis, p.168
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Al-Sabri, History of Islamic Difference, Part 2, p. 72
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Al-Khoei, Lexicon of Rijal Al-Hadith, vol. 11, p. 173
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According to some sources, Abd Allah disagreed with
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Abd Allah owns a major shrine in 217: 205: 186: 26: 23:Abd Allah ibn al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan 13: 592:Al-Shami, Al-Durr Al-Nazim, p. 520 251:and Ibrahim, who rebelled against 14: 769: 690: 681: 672: 663: 654: 645: 636: 622: 613: 604: 595: 586: 577: 194: 690 – 762 568: 559: 550: 541: 532: 523: 514: 505: 496: 470:created a dispute between the 270:Considered a martyr among the 1: 489: 314:Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin 298: 190: 442:Abd Allah and the revolution 7: 385: 232:narrator, grandson of both 10: 774: 27:عبد الله بن الحسن بن الحسن 474:of Hasan ibn Ali and the 165: 141: 93: 73: 48: 34: 21: 16:Grandson of Hasan ibn Ali 318:Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani 743:Assassinated Shia imams 733:8th-century Arab people 336:contrary to the imams. 332:for himself and issued 289: 294:Abd Allah was born in 259:, who rebelled in the 240:(the grandsons of the 406:came to support. The 263:and established the 247:). His sons include 80:Hind bint Abi Ubayda 478:of Husayn ibn Ali. 210:ʿAbd Allāh al-Kāmil 86:Qurayba bint Rukayh 728:Family of Muhammad 723:People from Medina 198:ʿAbd Allāh al-Maḥḍ 196:, better known as 67:(present-day Iraq) 632:. 4 October 2008. 324:, and challenged 306:Hasan al-Muthanna 304:. His father was 176: 175: 149:Hasan al-Muthanna 64:Abbasid Caliphate 765: 697: 694: 688: 685: 679: 676: 670: 667: 661: 658: 652: 649: 643: 640: 634: 633: 626: 620: 617: 611: 608: 602: 599: 593: 590: 584: 581: 575: 572: 566: 563: 557: 554: 548: 545: 539: 536: 530: 527: 521: 518: 512: 509: 503: 500: 448:Zayd's rebellion 303: 300: 219: 207: 195: 192: 188: 68: 29: 28: 19: 18: 773: 772: 768: 767: 766: 764: 763: 762: 758:Idrisid dynasty 703: 702: 701: 700: 695: 691: 686: 682: 677: 673: 668: 664: 659: 655: 650: 646: 641: 637: 628: 627: 623: 618: 614: 609: 605: 600: 596: 591: 587: 582: 578: 573: 569: 564: 560: 555: 551: 546: 542: 537: 533: 528: 524: 519: 515: 510: 506: 501: 497: 492: 444: 426:and resided in 388: 301: 292: 265:Idrisid dynasty 242:Islamic prophet 222:Islamic scholar 218:عبد الله الكامل 193: 161: 137: 89: 69: 66: 53: 44: 39: 30: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 771: 761: 760: 755: 750: 748:Muslim martyrs 745: 740: 735: 730: 725: 720: 715: 699: 698: 689: 680: 671: 662: 653: 644: 635: 621: 612: 603: 594: 585: 576: 567: 558: 549: 540: 531: 522: 513: 504: 494: 493: 491: 488: 443: 440: 387: 384: 291: 288: 238:Husayn ibn Ali 206:عبد الله المحض 174: 173: 167: 163: 162: 160: 159: 152: 145: 143: 139: 138: 136: 135: 132: 127: 124: 119: 116: 111: 106: 101: 97: 95: 91: 90: 88: 87: 84: 81: 77: 75: 71: 70: 54: 50: 46: 45: 40: 36: 32: 31: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 770: 759: 756: 754: 751: 749: 746: 744: 741: 739: 736: 734: 731: 729: 726: 724: 721: 719: 716: 714: 711: 710: 708: 693: 684: 675: 666: 657: 648: 639: 631: 625: 616: 607: 598: 589: 580: 571: 562: 553: 544: 535: 526: 517: 508: 499: 495: 487: 485: 479: 477: 473: 469: 464: 460: 457: 453: 449: 439: 437: 433: 429: 425: 421: 417: 413: 409: 405: 401: 397: 393: 383: 381: 377: 373: 369: 365: 361: 356: 354: 350: 345: 342: 337: 335: 331: 327: 323: 319: 315: 311: 307: 297: 287: 285: 281: 280:al-Shinafiyah 277: 273: 268: 266: 262: 258: 254: 250: 246: 243: 239: 235: 234:Hasan ibn Ali 231: 227: 223: 215: 211: 203: 199: 184: 180: 172:(grandfather) 171: 170:Hasan ibn Ali 168: 164: 157: 153: 150: 147: 146: 144: 140: 133: 131: 128: 125: 123: 120: 117: 115: 112: 110: 107: 105: 102: 99: 98: 96: 92: 85: 82: 79: 78: 76: 72: 65: 61: 57: 51: 47: 43: 37: 33: 20: 738:Arab Muslims 692: 683: 674: 665: 656: 647: 638: 624: 615: 606: 597: 588: 579: 570: 561: 552: 543: 534: 525: 516: 507: 498: 480: 465: 461: 450:against the 445: 389: 372:Al-Qadisiyah 364:Ibn al-Jawzi 357: 344:took control 338: 293: 269: 209: 197: 178: 177: 154:Fatima bint 322:Banu Hashim 718:762 deaths 713:690 births 707:Categories 490:References 454:, warning 408:revolution 404:Mu'tazilas 339:After the 302: 690 255:rule, and 226:theologian 220:), was an 476:offspring 472:offspring 353:al-Mansur 349:al-Saffah 276:Al-Mansur 166:Relatives 156:al-Husayn 753:Hasanids 452:Umayyads 420:Sulayman 392:Muhammad 386:Children 341:Abbasids 249:Muhammad 245:Muhammad 158:(mother) 151:(father) 122:Sulayman 104:Muhammad 94:Children 368:al-Adha 330:imamate 326:Umar II 261:Maghreb 253:Abbasid 142:Parents 109:Ibrahim 74:Spouses 60:Baghdad 428:Daylam 424:Persia 400:Zaydis 334:fatwas 296:Medina 272:Shi'as 230:hadith 214:Arabic 208:) and 202:Arabic 183:Arabic 126:Zaynab 100:Ja'far 52:762 CE 42:Medina 38:690 CE 468:Mahdi 432:Harun 416:Yahya 412:Idris 396:Basra 380:Cairo 378:. 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Index

Medina
Kufa
Baghdad
Abbasid Caliphate
Muhammad
Ibrahim
Idris
Sulayman
Yahya
Hasan al-Muthanna
al-Husayn
Hasan ibn Ali
Arabic
Arabic
Arabic
Islamic scholar
theologian
hadith
Hasan ibn Ali
Husayn ibn Ali
Islamic prophet
Muhammad
Muhammad
Abbasid
Idris
Maghreb
Idrisid dynasty
Shi'as
Al-Mansur
al-Shinafiyah

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